jouissement

\ʒwis.mɑ̃\

/\ʒwis.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“jouissement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de jouir ; état de celui ou de celle qui jouit ; jouissance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jouissement · jouissement · French

jouissement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

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

Longue queue: rang de « jouissement » en français

jouissementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jouissement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒwis.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ma douce main de maîtresse et d'amant Passe et rit sur ta chère chair en fête, Rit et jouit de ton jouissement.
  2. Quand on n’a pas de château où prolonger ses vacances dans le doux jouissement des soirées de septembre, on va faire un petit voyage avant de reprendre la vie de la capitale.

Synonyms

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list