bruant jaune
\bʁy.ɑ̃ ʒon\
The verdict
“bruant jaune” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de petit oiseau passereau d'Eurasie, bruant dont le croupion et les sus-caudales sont brun roux et dont la tête du mâle est jaune canari et rayée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bruant-jaune · bruant jaune · French
bruant jaune · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bruant jaune |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bʁy.ɑ̃ ʒon\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bruant jaune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁy.ɑ̃ ʒon\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de petit oiseau passereau d'Eurasie, bruant dont le croupion et les sus-caudales sont brun roux et dont la tête du mâle est jaune canari et rayée.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bruant jaune in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bruant jaune, spelled B-R-U-A-N-T- -J-A-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce de petit oiseau passereau d'Eurasie, bruant dont le croupion et les sus-caudales sont brun roux et dont la tête du mâle est jaune canari et rayée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bruant jaune appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chez le Bruant jaune posé, la tête est assez dégagée, les pattes sont nettement visibles.
Recherche les chardons et cardères en automne et en hiver, souvent mêlé aux bandes de linottes, pinsons et bruants jaunes.
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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.