job

\dʒɔb\

/\dʒɔb\/ noun

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The verdict

“job” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,145 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,145
frequency rank, French
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit emploi, petit boulot, souvent faiblement rémunéré et temporaire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

job vs JT
0% similar
job vs ju
33% similar
job vs JP
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for job
PropertyValue
Headwordjob
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʒɔb\
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “job” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). job lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for job is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dʒɔb\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,145 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

job has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "JT", "ju", "JP", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is job, spelled J-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit emploi, petit boulot, souvent faiblement rémunéré et temporaire.
  2. 2
    Tout emploi rémunéré, boulot, travail.
  3. 3
    Travail, mission, tâche.
  4. 4
    Du temps des traitements par lots, enchaînement de programmes qui devaient être exécutés dans un ordre déterminé. (vocabulaire IBM)

This word in other languages

job(English)trabajo(Español)Job(Deutsch)trabalho(Português)

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 "job"?
"job" is spelled J-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is \dʒɔb\.
What does "job" mean?
As a noun, "job" means: Petit emploi, petit boulot, souvent faiblement rémunéré et temporaire.
What words are commonly confused with "job"?
"job" is commonly confused with "JT", "ju", "JP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "job"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "job" is \dʒɔb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "job" come from?
"job" 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?
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Using “job”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʒɔb\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “JT” - see the side-by-side comparison. job vs JT
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list