maître Jacques

\mɛ.tʁə ʒak\

/\mɛ.tʁə ʒak\/ noun

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The verdict

“maître Jacques” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme qui réunit plusieurs emplois.

Key facts for maître Jacques
PropertyValue
Headwordmaître Jacques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛ.tʁə ʒak\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maître Jacques” sits in French frequency

maître Jacques falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for maître Jacques is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɛ.tʁə ʒak\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Homme qui réunit plusieurs emplois.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maître Jacques, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is maître Jacques, spelled M-A-Î-T-R-E- -J-A-C-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme qui réunit plusieurs emplois.

This word in other languages

jack of all trades(English)

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 "maître Jacques"?
"maître Jacques" is spelled M-A-Î-T-R-E- -J-A-C-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁə ʒak\.
What does "maître Jacques" mean?
As a noun, "maître Jacques" means: Homme qui réunit plusieurs emplois.
How do you pronounce "maître Jacques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maître Jacques" is \mɛ.tʁə ʒak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maître Jacques" come from?
"maître Jacques" 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 “maître Jacques”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-Î-T-R-E- -J-A-C-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛ.tʁə ʒak\ (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