junkie

\dʒœn.ki\

/\dʒœn.ki\/ noun

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The verdict

“junkie” is an uncommon French word, ranked #52,140 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,140
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne présentant une dépendance à une drogue (en particulier à une drogue dure).

Key facts for junkie
PropertyValue
Headwordjunkie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʒœn.ki\
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,140
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “junkie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). junkie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for junkie is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dʒœn.ki\. Corpus data places it at rank #52,140 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Personne présentant une dépendance à une drogue (en particulier à une drogue dure).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for junkie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 junkie, spelled J-U-N-K-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne présentant une dépendance à une drogue (en particulier à une drogue dure).

Synonyms

droguéaccro

This word in other languages

junkie(English)Junkie(Deutsch)

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 "junkie"?
"junkie" is spelled J-U-N-K-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dʒœn.ki\.
What does "junkie" mean?
As a noun, "junkie" means: Personne présentant une dépendance à une drogue (en particulier à une drogue dure).
How do you pronounce "junkie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "junkie" is \dʒœn.ki\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "junkie" come from?
"junkie" 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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Using “junkie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-U-N-K-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʒœn.ki\ (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