jointure

\ʒwɛ̃.tyʁ\

/\ʒwɛ̃.tyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“jointure” is an uncommon French word, ranked #60,126 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,126
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Endroit où deux parties se joignent.

Key facts for jointure
PropertyValue
Headwordjointure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒwɛ̃.tyʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jointure” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jointure lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for jointure is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒwɛ̃.tyʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #60,126 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for jointure in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is jointure, spelled J-O-I-N-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Endroit où deux parties se joignent.
  2. 2
    Endroit où deux parties se joignent.
  3. 3
    Endroit où deux parties se joignent.
  4. 4
    Endroit où deux parties se joignent.
  5. 5
    Joncture.

Synonyms

joint

This word in other languages

joint(English)

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 "jointure"?
"jointure" is spelled J-O-I-N-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒwɛ̃.tyʁ\.
What does "jointure" mean?
As a noun, "jointure" means: Endroit où deux parties se joignent.
How do you pronounce "jointure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jointure" is \ʒwɛ̃.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jointure" come from?
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Using “jointure”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-I-N-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒwɛ̃.tyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list