joyeuse

\ʒwa.jøz\

/\ʒwa.jøz\/ adj

The verdict

“joyeuse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,184
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de joyeux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-joyeuse · joyeuse · French

joyeuse · rank #9,184 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,184
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jouet

Nearest frequency peer: jouet (-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 « joyeuse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « joyeuse » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

joyeuse vs joyeux
71% similar
joyeuse vs juteuse
71% similar
joyeuse vs joyeuses
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for joyeuse
PropertyValue
Headwordjoyeuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒwa.jøz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,184
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « joyeuse »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).joyeusese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jouet » (#9,183), « justesse » (#9,185), « jambon » (#9,182). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « joyeuse » est au #9,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around joyeuse (IPA \ʒwa.jøz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,184 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de joyeux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for joyeuse, with forms such as "jjoyeuse", "joeyuse", and "joyesue". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "joyeux", "juteuse", "joyeuses", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is joyeuse, spelled J-O-Y-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de joyeux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pour votre malheur, vous vous souvenez de la joyeuse et perverse fille qui avait un petit chapeau rose et qui frétillait dans votre tilbury quand, six ans auparavant, vous aviez passé par là pour aller manger une matelote.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjoyeuse
  • joeyuse
  • joyesue
  • joyeues
  • joyeusse
  • joyuese
  • joyyeuse
  • jyoeuse
  • ojyeuse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of joyeuse - 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.

jjoyeuse1joeyuse2joyesue2joyeues2joyeusse1joyuese2joyyeuse1jyoeuse2
Edit distance from "joyeuse"

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 "joyeuse"?
"joyeuse" is spelled J-O-Y-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒwa.jøz\.
What does "joyeuse" mean?
As an adjective, "joyeuse" means: Féminin singulier de joyeux.
What words are commonly confused with "joyeuse"?
"joyeuse" is commonly confused with "joyeux", "juteuse", "joyeuses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "joyeuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joyeuse" is \ʒwa.jøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joyeuse" come from?
"joyeuse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list