à jour

[aˈʒuːɐ̯]

/[aˈʒuːɐ̯]/ adv

The verdict

“à jour” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf dem neuesten Stand, aktuell

Corpus desk

Index DE-a-jour · à jour · German

à jour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for à jour
PropertyValue
Headwordà jour
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[aˈʒuːɐ̯]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „à jour“ im Deutschen

à jourschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à jour is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [aˈʒuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf dem neuesten Stand, aktuell".

à jour has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is à jour, spelled À- -J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf dem neuesten Stand, aktuell

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how à jour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Interesse des Überblicks sollten die Daten jedoch im Zuge der Einführung sukzessive erfasst und fortan à jour gehalten werden.

This word in other languages

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 "à jour"?
"à jour" is spelled À- -J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈʒuːɐ̯].
What does "à jour" mean?
As an adverb, "à jour" means: auf dem neuesten Stand, aktuell
How do you pronounce "à jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à jour" is [aˈʒuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à jour" come from?
"à jour" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list