dame-jeanne

\dam.ʒan\

/\dam.ʒan\/ noun

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...

Corpus desk

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.

Key facts for dame-jeanne
PropertyValue
Headworddame-jeanne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dam.ʒan\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dame-jeanne » en français

dame-jeannereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    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 litres, et souvent pourvue de poignées.
  2. 2
    Variété de pomme jaune à taches rousses, du canton de Broons (Côtes d’Armor), utilisée pour produire de la gnôle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dame-jeanne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dame-jeanne"?
"dame-jeanne" is spelled D-A-M-E---J-E-A-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dam.ʒan\.
What does "dame-jeanne" mean?
As a noun, "dame-jeanne" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "dame-jeanne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dame-jeanne" is \dam.ʒan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dame-jeanne" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list