jouissement

\ʒwis.mɑ̃\

/\ʒwis.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“jouissement” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de jouir ; état de celui ou de celle qui jouit ; jouissance.

Key facts for jouissement
PropertyValue
Headwordjouissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒwis.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jouissement” sits in French frequency

jouissement falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for jouissement is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒwis.mɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Action de jouir ; état de celui ou de celle qui jouit ; jouissance.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jouissement, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jouissement, spelled J-O-U-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de jouir ; état de celui ou de celle qui jouit ; jouissance.

Synonyms

jouissance

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jouissement"?
"jouissement" is spelled J-O-U-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒwis.mɑ̃\.
What does "jouissement" mean?
As a noun, "jouissement" means: Action de jouir ; état de celui ou de celle qui jouit ; jouissance.
How do you pronounce "jouissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jouissement" is \ʒwis.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jouissement" come from?
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Using “jouissement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-U-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒwis.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list