jouisseuse

\ʒwi.søz\

/\ʒwi.søz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui recherche avant tout les jouissances matérielles de la vie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jouisseuse · jouisseuse · French

jouisseuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 jouisseuse
PropertyValue
Headwordjouisseuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒwi.søz\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jouisseuse » en français

jouisseusereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jouisseuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒwi.søz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

jouisseuse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jouisseuse, spelled J-O-U-I-S-S-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui recherche avant tout les jouissances matérielles de la vie.
  2. 2
    Celle qui jouit lors des relations sexuelles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Son visage s’illumine, celui d’une jouisseuse qui ne se prive de rien.
  2. La sorcière Sabina Poppae est la fille d’une jouisseuse célèbre du même nom qu’elle, Poppae la Lubrique, fille de Poppeus Sabinus.

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 "jouisseuse"?
"jouisseuse" is spelled J-O-U-I-S-S-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒwi.søz\.
What does "jouisseuse" mean?
As a noun, "jouisseuse" means: Celle qui recherche avant tout les jouissances matérielles de la vie.
How do you pronounce "jouisseuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jouisseuse" is \ʒwi.søz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list