bijou de famille

\bi.ʒu də fa.mij\

/\bi.ʒu də fa.mij\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Joyau ; possession parmi les plus précieuses ou les plus chères.

Key facts for bijou de famille
PropertyValue
Headwordbijou de famille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bi.ʒu də fa.mij\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bijou de famille” sits in French frequency

bijou de famille 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

bijou de famille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.ʒu də fa.mij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Joyau ; possession parmi les plus précieuses ou les plus chères.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bijou de famille in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bijou de famille, spelled B-I-J-O-U- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Joyau ; possession parmi les plus précieuses ou les plus chères.

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 "bijou de famille"?
"bijou de famille" is spelled B-I-J-O-U- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.ʒu də fa.mij\.
What does "bijou de famille" mean?
As a noun, "bijou de famille" means: Joyau ; possession parmi les plus précieuses ou les plus chères.
How do you pronounce "bijou de famille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bijou de famille" is \bi.ʒu də fa.mij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bijou de famille" come from?
"bijou de famille" 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 “bijou de famille”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-I-J-O-U- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bi.ʒu də fa.mij\ (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