Which to use
“joie” and “joker” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,820
- “joie” frequency rank
- #13,824
- “joker” frequency rank
- 15644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joie | joker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentiment de bonheur, de satisfaction vive et intense qui vient du plaisir que l'on a à agir, à accomplir non pas une tâche répétitive, mais de contribuer à un certain progrès qui est empreint d'un caractère spirituel philosophique, scientifique, religieux ou esthétique. | Carte qui peut prendre à certains jeux n’importe quelle valeur, selon la volonté de celui qui la détient. |
Where the eye mixes joie and joker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses joie with joker
A purely visual mix-up. joie (\ʒwa\) and joker (\ʒɔ.kɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joie is recorded at frequency rank #1,820, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒwa\. joker is at rank #13,824, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒɔ.kɛʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15644, this pair ranks #391,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of joie vs joker
Shared letters: ejo. Private to "joie": i. Private to "joker": kr.
"joie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "joker" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "joie" and "joker" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "joie" or "joker" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "joie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joie" and "joker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "joker vs jor". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #391,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.