job

\dʒɔb\

/\dʒɔb\/ noun

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The verdict

“job” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,145) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,145
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit emploi, petit boulot, souvent faiblement rémunéré et temporaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-job · job · French

job · rank #3,145 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,145
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH intégration

Nearest frequency peer: intégration (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “job”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “job” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Où “job” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.jobse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intégration » (#3,144), « jury » (#3,146), « internationales » (#3,143). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for job is neighbouring look-alikes ("JT", "ju", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \dʒɔb\. Frequency #3,145 among 957 “J” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je cherche un job.
  2. De plus en plus d’étudiants ont un job d’été.

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?
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 "job", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lis#3,147Los#3,148arc#3,180roy#3,220

What to do next

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  • "job" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "JT". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #3,145 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "J" letter cohort. J–Z browse

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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