cuivre jaune

\kɥivʁ ʒon\

/\kɥivʁ ʒon\/ noun

The verdict

“cuivre jaune” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Laiton, alliage de cuivre et de zinc.

Key facts for cuivre jaune
PropertyValue
Headwordcuivre jaune
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɥivʁ ʒon\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cuivre jaune” sits in French frequency

cuivre jaune 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cuivre jaune is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɥivʁ ʒon\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for cuivre jaune in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 cuivre jaune, spelled C-U-I-V-R-E- -J-A-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Laiton, alliage de cuivre et de zinc.
  2. 2
    Ancien synonyme de chalcopyrite.

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 "cuivre jaune"?
"cuivre jaune" is spelled C-U-I-V-R-E- -J-A-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɥivʁ ʒon\.
What does "cuivre jaune" mean?
As a noun, "cuivre jaune" means: Laiton, alliage de cuivre et de zinc.
How do you pronounce "cuivre jaune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuivre jaune" is \kɥivʁ ʒon\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuivre jaune" come from?
"cuivre jaune" 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 “cuivre jaune”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-U-I-V-R-E- -J-A-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɥivʁ 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