don Juan

\dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\

/\dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grand séducteur ou grande séductrice sans scrupules.

Corpus desk

Index FR-don-juan · don Juan · French

don Juan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 don Juan
PropertyValue
Headworddon Juan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « don Juan » en français

don Juansiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

don Juan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand séducteur ou grande séductrice sans scrupules.".

No misspelling variants are generated for don Juan in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is don Juan, spelled D-O-N- -J-U-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grand séducteur ou grande séductrice sans scrupules.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Notre moniteur avait entretenu une liaison épisodique avec Sylvia du temps où elle habitait en région parisienne. […]. Il semble que ce don Juan des courts ait profité de sa fonction professorale pour séduire un grand nombre de ses élèves.
  2. Bravo ! D’ici peu, il serait un don Juan blasé sur lequel j’avais eu la chance de tomber pendant une période creuse.

Synonyms

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 "don Juan"?
"don Juan" is spelled D-O-N- -J-U-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\.
What does "don Juan" mean?
As a noun, "don Juan" means: Grand séducteur ou grande séductrice sans scrupules.
How do you pronounce "don Juan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "don Juan" is \dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "don Juan" come from?
"don Juan" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list