béjaune

\be.ʒon\

/\be.ʒon\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oiseau jeune, qui a encore sur le bec une petite peau jaune et qui n’est pas dressé.

Key facts for béjaune
PropertyValue
Headwordbéjaune
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\be.ʒon\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “béjaune” sits in French frequency

béjaune falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

béjaune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \be.ʒon\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for béjaune in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is béjaune, spelled B-É-J-A-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oiseau jeune, qui a encore sur le bec une petite peau jaune et qui n’est pas dressé.
  2. 2
    Jeune personne sotte et niaise.
  3. 3
    Bêtise, fait d’être sot.
  4. 4
    Au Moyen Âge, étudiant novice nouvellement arrivé à l’université de Paris.
  5. 5
    Clerc qui entre dans une des basoches.

This word in other languages

fledgling(English)Grünschnabel(Deutsch)

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 "béjaune"?
"béjaune" is spelled B-É-J-A-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \be.ʒon\.
What does "béjaune" mean?
As a noun, "béjaune" means: Oiseau jeune, qui a encore sur le bec une petite peau jaune et qui n’est pas dressé.
How do you pronounce "béjaune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "béjaune" is \be.ʒon\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "béjaune" come from?
"béjaune" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “béjaune”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-É-J-A-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \be.ʒon\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list