jocund
\ˈdʒɒ.kənd\
The verdict
“jocund” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gai, enjoué, jovial.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jocund · jocund · French
jocund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | jocund |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈdʒɒ.kənd\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
jocund is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈdʒɒ.kənd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gai, enjoué, jovial.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for jocund in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 jocund, spelled J-O-C-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Gai, enjoué, jovial.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jocund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company.
Synonyms
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.