réjouir

/\ʁe.ʒwiʁ\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,046

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

réjouir is aFrenchverb. It means: Donner de la joie. Pronounced \ʁe.ʒwiʁ\. Often confused with retour and revoir.

Key facts for réjouir
PropertyValue
Headwordréjouir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁe.ʒwiʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,046
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of réjouir in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for réjouir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.ʒwiʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,046 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for réjouir, with forms such as "rejouir", "rjéouir", and "rréjouir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "retour", "revoir", "réjouis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is réjouir, spelled R-É-J-O-U-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Donner de la joie.
  2. 2
    Éprouver de la joie, du plaisir.
  3. 3
    Se féliciter, éprouver une vive satisfaction de quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Passer le temps agréablement, se divertir.
  5. 5
    Avoir hâte

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rejouir,rjéouir,rréjouir,réjjouir,réjoiur,réjouirr,réjouri,réjuoir,réojuir,érjouir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for réjouir

Misspelling Variants of "réjouir"

rejouir7rjéouir7rréjouir8réjjouir8réjoiur7réjouirr8réjouri7réjuoir7
Misspelling Variants of "réjouir"

Frequency rank: #12,046 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réjouir"?
"réjouir" is spelled R-É-J-O-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ʒwiʁ\.
What does "réjouir" mean?
As a verb, "réjouir" means: Donner de la joie.
What words are commonly confused with "réjouir"?
"réjouir" is commonly confused with "retour", "revoir", "réjouis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réjouir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réjouir" is \ʁe.ʒwiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réjouir" come from?
"réjouir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.