Dejean

\də.ʒɑ̃\

/\də.ʒɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Dejean” is uncommon French (frequency #57,866 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,866
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille français.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dejean · Dejean · French

Dejean · rank #57,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,866
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH demeurées

Nearest frequency peer: demeurées (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Dejean »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Dejean » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dejean
PropertyValue
HeadwordDejean
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\də.ʒɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Dejean » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Dejeantombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « demeurées » (#57,867), « dantesque » (#57,863), « célébraient » (#57,862). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Dejean » est au #57,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dejean is uncommon French at frequency #57,866 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \də.ʒɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille français.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dejean in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Dejean, spelled D-E-J-E-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille français.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Enfin, et à propos cette fois des championnats de France, Noa Allard, 14 ans, représentera le BMX Club Saintais aux côtés de Nolan Dejean.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dejean"?
"Dejean" is spelled D-E-J-E-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \də.ʒɑ̃\.
What does "Dejean" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dejean" means: Nom de famille français.
How do you pronounce "Dejean"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dejean" is \də.ʒɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dejean" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dejean", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cotise#57,853Collot#57,833clodos#57,829dévots#57,906

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list