jez
The verdict
“jez” is uncommon French (frequency #96,034 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,034
- frequency rank, French
- 957
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Barrage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jez · jez · French
jez · rank #96,034 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,034
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 957
- PHOTO-FINISH Johnstone
Nearest frequency peer: Johnstone (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “jez”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- jappe
jappe
3,972 corpus weight
- jaunies
jaunies
3,971 corpus weight
- jazzmen
jazzmen
3,970 corpus weight
- jez
jez
3,967 corpus weight
- Johnstone
Johnstone
3,965 corpus weight
- joliet
joliet
3,964 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “jez” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jez |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #96,034 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jez” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jez is uncommon French at frequency #96,034 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barrage.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for jez in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jez, spelled J-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Barrage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
V minulosti se jezy budovaly hlavně pro pohon vodních mlýnů a pil.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jez", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.