à ce jour

\a sə ʒuʁ\

/\a sə ʒuʁ\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maintenant, aujourd’hui, dans ces circonstances.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-ce-jour · à ce jour · French

à ce jour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 ce jour
PropertyValue
Headwordà ce jour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a sə ʒuʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à ce jour » en français

à ce jourreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

à ce jour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a sə ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maintenant, aujourd’hui, dans ces circonstances.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à ce jour, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is à ce jour, spelled À- -C-E- -J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maintenant, aujourd’hui, dans ces circonstances.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’était également l’occasion, pour Samuel et Paul, de retrouver leurs amis, tous les survivants du commando, tandis qu’Anna et Susanna papotaient avec les élégantes du coin. Un bon moment, après une semaine de dur labeur. De ceux que l’on n’oubliait pas et qui donnaient envie de les revivre, encore et encore. Du moins c’est ce qu’avait toujours considéré…
  2. À ce jour, ce n’est pas d’actualité.

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 ce jour"?
"à ce jour" is spelled À- -C-E- -J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a sə ʒuʁ\.
What does "à ce jour" mean?
As an adverb, "à ce jour" means: Maintenant, aujourd’hui, dans ces circonstances.
How do you pronounce "à ce jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à ce jour" is \a sə ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à ce jour" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list