auberge de jeunesse

\o.bɛʁʒ də ʒø.nɛs\

/\o.bɛʁʒ də ʒø.nɛs\/ noun

The verdict

“auberge de jeunesse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Établissement offrant la location de lits dans des chambres ou dortoirs et des repas, pour une courte durée et à des prix bas.

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Index FR-auberge-de-jeunesse · auberge de jeunesse · French

auberge de jeunesse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 auberge de jeunesse
PropertyValue
Headwordauberge de jeunesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.bɛʁʒ də ʒø.nɛs\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « auberge de jeunesse » en français

auberge de jeunessen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

auberge de jeunesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.bɛʁʒ də ʒø.nɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Établissement offrant la location de lits dans des chambres ou dortoirs et des repas, pour une courte durée et à des prix bas.".

auberge de jeunesse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is auberge de jeunesse, spelled A-U-B-E-R-G-E- -D-E- -J-E-U-N-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Établissement offrant la location de lits dans des chambres ou dortoirs et des repas, pour une courte durée et à des prix bas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La première auberge de jeunesse française fut fondée en 1929 seulement.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auberge de jeunesse"?
"auberge de jeunesse" is spelled A-U-B-E-R-G-E- -D-E- -J-E-U-N-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.bɛʁʒ də ʒø.nɛs\.
What does "auberge de jeunesse" mean?
As a noun, "auberge de jeunesse" means: Établissement offrant la location de lits dans des chambres ou dortoirs et des repas, pour une courte durée et à des prix bas.
How do you pronounce "auberge de jeunesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auberge de jeunesse" is \o.bɛʁʒ də ʒø.nɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auberge de jeunesse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list