yellow
\ˈjɛ.ləʊ\
The verdict
“yellow” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #25,861 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #25,861
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jaune.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yellow |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈjɛ.ləʊ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #25,861 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yellow” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for yellow is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈjɛ.ləʊ\. Corpus data places it at rank #25,861 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for yellow, with forms such as "eyllow", "yelloww", and "yellwo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 yellow, spelled Y-E-L-L-O-W.
Definition
- 1Jaune.
- 2Qui soutient le parti libéral démocratique.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eyllow,yelloww,yellwo,yelolw,yelow,ylelow,yyellow
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yellow - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “yellow”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Y-E-L-L-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈjɛ.ləʊ\ (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.