joint

\ʒwɛ̃\

/\ʒwɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“joint” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,344. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,344
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est joint.

Corpus desk

Index FR-joint · joint · French

joint · rank #4,344 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,344
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jardins

Nearest frequency peer: jardins (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « joint »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « joint » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

joint vs jon
60% similar
joint vs juin
60% similar
joint vs jong
60% similar

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

Key facts for joint
PropertyValue
Headwordjoint
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒwɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,344
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « joint »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jointse 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 « jardins » (#4,343), « Laval » (#4,345), « italiens » (#4,342). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « joint » est au #4,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around joint (IPA \ʒwɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,344 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est joint.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for joint, with forms such as "jiont", "jjoint", and "joinnt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "jon", "juin", "jong", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is joint, spelled J-O-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est joint.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le solde de notre compte joint après la restitution de JJ, mardi à 10h04... - Crache le morceau ! - ... s'élève à 1,1 millions dollars. J'ai jamais vu écrite une telle somme.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jiont
  • jjoint
  • joinnt
  • jointt
  • joitn
  • jonit
  • ojint

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of joint - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jiont2jjoint1joinnt1jointt1joitn2jonit2ojint2
Edit distance from "joint"

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 "joint"?
"joint" is spelled J-O-I-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒwɛ̃\.
What does "joint" mean?
As an adjective, "joint" means: Qui est joint.
What words are commonly confused with "joint"?
"joint" is commonly confused with "jon", "juin", "jong". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "joint"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joint" is \ʒwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joint" come from?
"joint" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "joint", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Laval#4,345menée#4,351fumer#4,336mince#4,353

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

recul7 variantsremet7 variantssœurs7 variantsélite7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list