terrain de jeu

\tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\

/\tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\/ noun

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.

Key facts for terrain de jeu
PropertyValue
Headwordterrain de jeu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “terrain de jeu” sits in French frequency

terrain de jeu 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.

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

  1. 1
    Terrain spécialement aménagé pour la pratique d’un sport.
  2. 2
    Lieu ou domaine délimité dans lequel s’exerce une activité.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "terrain de jeu"?
"terrain de jeu" is spelled T-E-R-R-A-I-N- -D-E- -J-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\.
What does "terrain de jeu" mean?
As a noun, "terrain de jeu" means: Terrain spécialement aménagé pour la pratique d’un sport.
How do you pronounce "terrain de jeu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terrain de jeu" is \tɛ.ʁɛ̃ d‿ʒø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terrain de jeu" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list