dame-jeanne
\dam.ʒan\
The verdict
“dame-jeanne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bonbonne de verre ou de grès, à court goulot, très souvent protégée par une clisse, servant à transporter du vin, de l’huile, des liqueurs, etc. dont la contenance peut aller jusqu’à cinquante litr...
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Index FR-dame-jeanne · dame-jeanne · French
dame-jeanne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dame-jeanne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dam.ʒan\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dame-jeanne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dam.ʒan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dame-jeanne has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dame-jeanne, spelled D-A-M-E---J-E-A-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Bonbonne de verre ou de grès, à court goulot, très souvent protégée par une clisse, servant à transporter du vin, de l’huile, des liqueurs, etc. dont la contenance peut aller jusqu’à cinquante litres, et souvent pourvue de poignées.
- 2Variété de pomme jaune à taches rousses, du canton de Broons (Côtes d’Armor), utilisée pour produire de la gnôle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dame-jeanne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seulement, le soir, après le dîner, on avait posé sur la table une dame-jeanne d’une cinquantaine de litres, qu’il s’agissait de vider.
À boire ! dit M. l’abbé Coignard. M. d’Anquetil passa la dame-jeanne à mon bon maître.
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.