jocrisse
\ʒɔ.kʁis\
The verdict
“jocrisse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Benêt qui se laisse mener par le premier venu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jocrisse · jocrisse · French
jocrisse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jocrisse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɔ.kʁis\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jocrisse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jocrisse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɔ.kʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Benêt qui se laisse mener par le premier venu.".
jocrisse has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jocrisse, spelled J-O-C-R-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Benêt qui se laisse mener par le premier venu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jocrisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si j’avais un mari, je le dis, Je voudrais qu’il se fît le maître du logis. Je ne l’aimerais point, s’il faisait le jocrisse.
Toutes les nuits il entendait le canon de Chanzy du côté d’Étampes, les tirailleurs de Faidherbe derrière Enghien, et ce qu’il y a de plus fort, c’est que nous les entendions, nous aussi, tellement l’âme de ce jocrisse héroïque avait fini par se répandre en nous.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.