terrain de jeu
\tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\
The verdict
“terrain de jeu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terrain spécialement aménagé pour la pratique d’un sport.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | terrain de jeu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “terrain de jeu” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
terrain de jeu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for terrain de jeu in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 terrain de jeu, spelled T-E-R-R-A-I-N- -D-E- -J-E-U.
Definition
- 1Terrain spécialement aménagé pour la pratique d’un sport.
- 2Lieu ou domaine délimité dans lequel s’exerce une activité.
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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.
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Using “terrain de jeu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-E-R-R-A-I-N- -D-E- -J-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\ (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.