joker

\ʒɔ.kɛʁ\

/\ʒɔ.kɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“joker” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,824
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carte qui peut prendre à certains jeux n’importe quelle valeur, selon la volonté de celui qui la détient.

Corpus desk

Index FR-joker · joker · French

joker · rank #13,824 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,824
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jetée

Nearest frequency peer: jetée (-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 « joker »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « joker » 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).

joker vs jor
60% similar
joker vs jour
60% similar
joker vs joue
60% similar

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

Key facts for joker
PropertyValue
Headwordjoker
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɔ.kɛʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,824
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « joker »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.jokerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jetée » (#13,823), « Klaus » (#13,825), « jesse » (#13,822). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « joker » est au #13,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around joker (IPA \ʒɔ.kɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,824 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for joker, with forms such as "jjoker", "jkoer", and "joekr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jor", "jour", "joue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is joker, spelled J-O-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carte qui peut prendre à certains jeux n’importe quelle valeur, selon la volonté de celui qui la détient.
  2. 2
    Lettre blanche à laquelle on peut désigner l’identité de n’importe quelle lettre.
  3. 3
    Avantage quelconque que l’on emploie si besoin est.
  4. 4
    Métacaractère passe-partout, utilisé pour désigner un caractère quelconque, comme le point dans /file.*/ dans les expressions rationnelles, ou un ou plusieurs caractères quelconques, comme l’astérisque dans *.txt sur un shell.
  5. 5
    (Audiovisuel) Personne choisie pour en remplacer une autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ainsi du joker dans le jeu de cartes ou de l'avantage d'une pièce dans le jeu des échecs pour rétablir l'équilibre entre deux joueurs d'inégale force.
  2. Avancer un joker, donner son joker, refuser de répondre à une question.

Synonyms

frime

This word in other languages

joker(English)comodín(Español)Joker(Deutsch)jóquer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjoker
  • jkoer
  • joekr
  • jokerr
  • jokker
  • jokre
  • ojker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of joker - 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.

jjoker1jkoer2joekr2jokerr1jokker1jokre2ojker2
Edit distance from "joker"

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 "joker"?
"joker" is spelled J-O-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɔ.kɛʁ\.
What does "joker" mean?
As a noun, "joker" means: Carte qui peut prendre à certains jeux n’importe quelle valeur, selon la volonté de celui qui la détient.
What words are commonly confused with "joker"?
"joker" is commonly confused with "jor", "jour", "joue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "joker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joker" is \ʒɔ.kɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joker" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

jetée#13,823Klaus#13,825jesse#13,822jenny#13,821

Similar misspelling depth

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

lotus7 variantsforest7 variantsplais7 variantsempare7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list