à jeun
\a ʒœ̃\
The verdict
“à jeun” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans avoir rien mangé, rien bu et rien fumé de la journée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-jeun · à jeun · French
à jeun · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à jeun |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a ʒœ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à jeun » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à jeun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a ʒœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for à jeun, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is à jeun, spelled À- -J-E-U-N.
Definition
- 1Sans avoir rien mangé, rien bu et rien fumé de la journée.
- 2Avant le repas.
- 3Se dit d’un alcoolique qui n’a pas encore bu d’alcool.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à jeun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est encore à jeun.
Prendre un remède à jeun.
Synonyms
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.