Josette

\ʒo.zɛt\

/\ʒo.zɛt\/ name

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The verdict

“Josette” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,748
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-josette · Josette · French

Josette · rank #33,748 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,748
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katrina

Nearest frequency peer: Katrina (+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 « Josette »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Josette » 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).

Josette vs jette
57% similar
Josette vs Josée
57% similar
Josette vs Josèphe
57% similar

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

Key facts for Josette
PropertyValue
HeadwordJosette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʒo.zɛt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,748
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Josette »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Josettese 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 « Katrina » (#33,749), « jalons » (#33,746), « kimono » (#33,750). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Josette » est au #33,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Josette (IPA \ʒo.zɛt\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,748 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Josette, with forms such as "jjosette", "joestte", and "josete". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "jette", "Josée", "Josèphe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Josette, spelled J-O-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Malraux, fait prisonnier, adresse à Josette des mots signés d'une tête de chat. Enceinte, elle lui rend visite en prison, à Collemiers, suscitant l’émotion des villageois.
  2. Le cercle des écrivains propose une heure de lectures sur le thème de la mer par Josette Bouvet Le Meur et Patricia Guillemain.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjosette
  • joestte
  • josete
  • josetet
  • jossette
  • jostete
  • jsoette
  • ojsette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jjosette1joestte2josete1josetet2jossette1jostete2jsoette2ojsette2
Edit distance from "Josette"

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 "Josette"?
"Josette" is spelled J-O-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒo.zɛt\.
What does "Josette" mean?
As a proper noun, "Josette" means: Prénom féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Josette"?
"Josette" is commonly confused with "jette", "Josée", "Josèphe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Josette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Josette" is \ʒo.zɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Josette" come from?
"Josette" 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 "Josette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Katrina#33,749jaillir#33,745Lalande#33,752insérés#33,736

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

kimono8 variantslandau8 variantslevait8 variantsLoiseau8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list