de nos jours
\də no ʒuʁ\
The verdict
“de nos jours” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - À notre époque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-nos-jours · de nos jours · French
de nos jours · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | de nos jours |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də no ʒuʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de nos jours » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de nos jours is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də no ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À notre époque.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for de nos jours, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 de nos jours, spelled D-E- -N-O-S- -J-O-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1À notre époque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de nos jours appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De nos jours, on a appliqué les machines à vapeur à la mouture du blé comme à toutes les autres industries.
Le village de Fontaine-Bethon, appartenant de nos jours au département de la Marne, faisait jadis partie de l'ancien diocèse de Troyes. Il est situé non loin des limites du canton de Villenauxe, tout près de Montgenost.
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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.