joculateur
\ʒɔ.ky.la.tœʁ\
The verdict
“joculateur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui amuse le public par des facéties, des bouffonneries, des tours de passe-passe ; amuseur public en général.
Corpus desk
Index FR-joculateur · joculateur · French
joculateur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | joculateur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɔ.ky.la.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « joculateur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
joculateur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɔ.ky.la.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui amuse le public par des facéties, des bouffonneries, des tours de passe-passe ; amuseur public en général.".
Zero misspellings are on record for joculateur in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is joculateur, spelled J-O-C-U-L-A-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Celui qui amuse le public par des facéties, des bouffonneries, des tours de passe-passe ; amuseur public en général.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how joculateur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le marchand qui apportera un singe pour le vendre paiera quatre deniers ; si le singe appartient à un joculateur, cet homme, en le laissant jouer et danser devant le péager, sera quitte du péage.
Les acteurs, les mimes, les joculateurs de tous genres, toute la race précieuse des esclaves publics, ne sont point encore honorés comme il faut.
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.