déjeuner-diner

\de.ʒœ.ne.di.ne\

/\de.ʒœ.ne.di.ne\/ noun

The verdict

“déjeuner-diner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Repas tardif du matin, associant les aliments du petit déjeuner (pain, gâteaux…) à des aliments pris habituellement au déjeuner (viandes, salades…).

Corpus desk

Index FR-dejeuner-diner · déjeuner-diner · French

déjeuner-diner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 déjeuner-diner
PropertyValue
Headworddéjeuner-diner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.ʒœ.ne.di.ne\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « déjeuner-diner » en français

déjeuner-dinerreste 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

déjeuner-diner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.ʒœ.ne.di.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Repas tardif du matin, associant les aliments du petit déjeuner (pain, gâteaux…) à des aliments pris habituellement au déjeuner (viandes, salades…).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for déjeuner-diner in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is déjeuner-diner, spelled D-É-J-E-U-N-E-R---D-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Repas tardif du matin, associant les aliments du petit déjeuner (pain, gâteaux…) à des aliments pris habituellement au déjeuner (viandes, salades…).

Synonyms

brunchdéjeunettegrand petit-déjeunerdéjeuner dinatoiredéjeuner buffetpetit déjeuner-déjeuner

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 "déjeuner-diner"?
"déjeuner-diner" is spelled D-É-J-E-U-N-E-R---D-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʒœ.ne.di.ne\.
What does "déjeuner-diner" mean?
As a noun, "déjeuner-diner" means: Repas tardif du matin, associant les aliments du petit déjeuner (pain, gâteaux…) à des aliments pris habituellement au déjeuner (viandes, salades…).
How do you pronounce "déjeuner-diner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déjeuner-diner" is \de.ʒœ.ne.di.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déjeuner-diner" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list