jovial

\ʒɔ.vjal\

/\ʒɔ.vjal\/ adj

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The verdict

“jovial” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,363
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est d’une gaieté communicative.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jovial · jovial · French

jovial · rank #41,363 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,363
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jeûner

Nearest frequency peer: jeûner (-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 « jovial »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jovial » 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
Key facts for jovial
PropertyValue
Headwordjovial
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒɔ.vjal\
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,363
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jovial »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jeûner » (#41,362), « jelly » (#41,360), « jupon » (#41,366). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jovial » est au #41,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around jovial (IPA \ʒɔ.vjal\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,363 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for jovial, with forms such as "jjovial", "joival", and "jovail". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jovial, spelled J-O-V-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est d’une gaieté communicative.
  2. 2
    Qui est d'humeur joyeuse et drôle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dès le lendemain du crime, je devins éperdument amoureux de Rosalie. Je songeai aussitôt à en faire ma maîtresse, mais je me heurtai à une résistance entêtée et joviale, qui exaspéra et redoubla ma passion.
  2. Or, tandis qu'il bonissait avec cette verve joviale, son œil rusé m'observait.

Synonyms

gaijoyeux

This word in other languages

jovial(English)jovial(Español)fröhlich(Deutsch)jovial(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjovial
  • joival
  • jovail
  • joviall
  • jovila
  • jovvial
  • jvoial
  • ojvial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jovial - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jjovial1joival2jovail2joviall1jovila2jovvial1jvoial2ojvial2
Edit distance from "jovial"

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 "jovial"?
"jovial" is spelled J-O-V-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɔ.vjal\.
What does "jovial" mean?
As an adjective, "jovial" means: Qui est d’une gaieté communicative.
What are common misspellings of "jovial"?
Common misspellings include "jjovial", "joival", "jovail", "joviall", "jovila". The correct spelling is "jovial".
How do you pronounce "jovial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jovial" is \ʒɔ.vjal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jovial" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jeûner#41,362Juvisy#41,367kazakh#41,368laines#41,376

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

naines8 variantsnocive8 variantsFuchs8 variantsosseuses8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list