joli

\ʒɔ.li\

/\ʒɔ.li\/ adj

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The verdict

“joli” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,426. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,426
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a de la grâce, de l’agrément.

Corpus desk

Index FR-joli · joli · French

joli · rank #2,426 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,426
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hausse

Nearest frequency peer: Hausse (-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 « joli »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « joli » 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).

joli vs jon
50% similar
joli vs joy
50% similar
joli vs jos
50% similar

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

Key facts for joli
PropertyValue
Headwordjoli
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒɔ.li\
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,426
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « joli »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.jolise 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 « Hausse » (#2,425), « journaux » (#2,427), « fermer » (#2,424). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « joli » est au #2,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around joli (IPA \ʒɔ.li\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,426 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for joli, with forms such as "jjoli", "jloi", and "joil". 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, "jon", "joy", "jos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is joli, spelled J-O-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a de la grâce, de l’agrément.
  2. 2
    Qui plaît par la gentillesse.
  3. 3
    Qui est plaisant.
  4. 4
    Qui est avantageux.
  5. 5
    Se dit d’une personne ou d’une chose déplaisante, ridicule, pénible, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’aurais pu […] accepter les offres engageantes des jeunes et jolies Mangavériennes, avoir là des enfants bronzés qui auraient grandi libres et heureux sous le chaud soleil de la Polynésie.
  2. Et puis il y a Tanya. Elle est jolie Tanya. Pas crédible ni talentueuse mais jolie. Et en peau de bête. Tout le temps. Et puis parfois elle est nue.

This word in other languages

pretty(English)hübsch(Deutsch)lindo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjoli
  • jloi
  • joil
  • jolli
  • ojli

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jjoli1jloi2joil2jolli1ojli2
Edit distance from "joli"

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 "joli"?
"joli" is spelled J-O-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɔ.li\.
What does "joli" mean?
As an adjective, "joli" means: Qui a de la grâce, de l’agrément.
What words are commonly confused with "joli"?
"joli" is commonly confused with "jon", "joy", "jos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "joli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joli" is \ʒɔ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joli" come from?
"joli" 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 "joli", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trou#2,396tort#2,394mini#2,371Inde#2,482

Similar misspelling depth

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

dette5 variantsquasi5 variantslive5 variantsnulle5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list