Jewish

adj

The verdict

“Jewish” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,172
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juif, relatif aux Juifs ou à leur religion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jewish · Jewish · French

Jewish · rank #49,172 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,172
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jongleur

Nearest frequency peer: Jongleur (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Jewish »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Jewish » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jewish
PropertyValue
HeadwordJewish
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,172
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Jewish »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Jewishse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Jongleur » (#49,173), « isi » (#49,170), « Juliana » (#49,174). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Jewish » est au #49,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Jewish, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,172 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Juif, relatif aux Juifs ou à leur religion.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jewish, with forms such as "ejwish", "jeiwsh", and "jewihs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Jewish, spelled J-E-W-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juif, relatif aux Juifs ou à leur religion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Jewish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish holiday.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejwish
  • jeiwsh
  • jewihs
  • jewishh
  • jewissh
  • jewsih
  • jewwish
  • jjewish
  • jweish

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jewish - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ejwish2jeiwsh2jewihs2jewishh1jewissh1jewsih2jewwish1jjewish1
Edit distance from "Jewish"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jewish"?
"Jewish" is spelled J-E-W-I-S-H.
What does "Jewish" mean?
As an adjective, "Jewish" means: Juif, relatif aux Juifs ou à leur religion.
What are common misspellings of "Jewish"?
Common misspellings include "ejwish", "jeiwsh", "jewihs", "jewishh", "jewissh". The correct spelling is "Jewish".
What language does "Jewish" come from?
"Jewish" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jewish", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list