jouir

\ʒwiʁ\

/\ʒwiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“jouir” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,861
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Profiter d’une chose que l’on a, que l’on possède, en goûter le plaisir, l’agrément, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jouir · jouir · French

jouir · rank #9,861 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,861
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH joints

Nearest frequency peer: joints (-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 « jouir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jouir » 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).

jouir vs jour
80% similar
jouir vs juin
60% similar
jouir vs juif
60% similar

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

Key facts for jouir
PropertyValue
Headwordjouir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒwiʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,861
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jouir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jouirse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « joints » (#9,860), « israélienne » (#9,859), « justes » (#9,863). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jouir » est au #9,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around jouir (IPA \ʒwiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,861 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for jouir, with forms such as "jjouir", "joiur", and "jouirr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jour", "juin", "juif", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jouir, spelled J-O-U-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Profiter d’une chose que l’on a, que l’on possède, en goûter le plaisir, l’agrément, etc.
  2. 2
    Éprouver du plaisir.
  3. 3
    Avoir la liberté ou le temps de conférer avec quelqu’un, de l’entretenir, d’en tirer quelque service, quelque plaisir.
  4. 4
    Bénéficier.
  5. 5
    Avoir l’usage, la possession actuelle de quelque chose et en tirer tous les profits, tous les avantages, etc.
  6. 6
    Éprouver un vif plaisir, un orgasme, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce prologue le fatiguait, mais il ne pouvait l’écourter. L’éloquence fait partie de la fonction ; et il en avait trop complaisamment composé les périodes pour se priver de la satisfaction de s’entendre les phraser et de jouir de ces cadences étudiées.
  2. Jouir de l’embarras de quelqu’un, de son affliction, de sa détresse, etc.

Synonyms

gaudir

This word in other languages

enjoy(English)gozar(Español)genießen(Deutsch)desfrutar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjouir
  • joiur
  • jouirr
  • jouri
  • juoir
  • ojuir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jjouir1joiur2jouirr1jouri2juoir2ojuir2
Edit distance from "jouir"

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 "jouir"?
"jouir" is spelled J-O-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒwiʁ\.
What does "jouir" mean?
As a verb, "jouir" means: Profiter d’une chose que l’on a, que l’on possède, en goûter le plaisir, l’agrément, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "jouir"?
"jouir" is commonly confused with "jour", "juin", "juif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jouir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jouir" is \ʒwiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jouir" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lopez#9,870halte#9,850monts#9,876fouet#9,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

lens6 variantsmens6 variantsméga6 variantsEiffel6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list