jolis

\ʒɔ.li\

/\ʒɔ.li\/ adj

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The verdict

“jolis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,182. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,182
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de joli.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jolis · jolis · French

jolis · rank #10,182 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,182
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jalouse

Nearest frequency peer: jalouse (-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 « jolis »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jolis » 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).

jolis vs jos
60% similar
jolis vs Joly
40% similar
jolis vs joui
60% similar

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

Key facts for jolis
PropertyValue
Headwordjolis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒɔ.li\
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,182
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jolis »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jolisse 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 « jalouse » (#10,181), « Ivan » (#10,180), « laisses » (#10,184). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jolis » est au #10,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jolis (IPA \ʒɔ.li\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,182 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de joli.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jolis, with forms such as "jjolis", "jlois", and "joils". 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, "jos", "Joly", "joui", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jolis, spelled J-O-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de joli.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les jolis doigts de Clotilde continuaient de décrêpeler la tignasse ; ils s’efforçaient de hupper la fille, comme une petite alouette.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjolis
  • jlois
  • joils
  • joliss
  • jollis
  • jolsi
  • ojlis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jolis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jjolis1jlois2joils2joliss1jollis1jolsi2ojlis2
Edit distance from "jolis"

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 "jolis"?
"jolis" is spelled J-O-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɔ.li\.
What does "jolis" mean?
As an adjective, "jolis" means: Masculin pluriel de joli.
What words are commonly confused with "jolis"?
"jolis" is commonly confused with "jos", "Joly", "joui". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jolis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jolis" is \ʒɔ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jolis" come from?
"jolis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Leroy#10,187icône#10,173metro#10,194Pablo#10,204

Similar misspelling depth

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

lapins7 variantsfaces7 variantsrelier7 variantssonge7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list