jouissances

\ʒwi.sɑ̃s\

/\ʒwi.sɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“jouissances” is uncommon French (frequency #74,924 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,924
frequency rank, French
47,938
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de jouissance.

Key facts for jouissances
PropertyValue
Headwordjouissances
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒwi.sɑ̃s\
Letters11
Frequency rank#74,924
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jouissances” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jouissances lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jouissances is uncommon French at frequency #74,924 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒwi.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de jouissance.".

No misspelling variants are generated for jouissances in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jouissances, spelled J-O-U-I-S-S-A-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de jouissance.

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 "jouissances"?
"jouissances" is spelled J-O-U-I-S-S-A-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒwi.sɑ̃s\.
What does "jouissances" mean?
As a noun, "jouissances" means: Pluriel de jouissance.
How do you pronounce "jouissances"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jouissances" is \ʒwi.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jouissances" come from?
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Using “jouissances”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-U-I-S-S-A-N-C-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒwi.sɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list