Jèrriais has been influenced not only by English, but also by French. Here are some examples of Jèrriais words being displaced either wholly or partly by French words.
| Jèrriais | French | Notes |
| cânchon | chanson | completely displaced by the French word |
| candelle | chandelle | candelle survives in the meaning of icicle |
| câté | châté | câté survives only in toponyms |
| frit | fruit | both forms are in use |
| gliaiche | glace | both forms in use; glace tends to predominate in meaning of ice cream and is the only form used specifically for plate-glass and full-length mirror |
| hardé | garçon | completely displaced by French word |
| hielle | huile | both forms are in use |
| huiptante | quatre-vîngts | both forms are in use |
| lichon | léçon | completely displaced by French word |
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