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 May 6, 2026) - Grand séducteur ou grande séductrice sans scrupules.

Key facts for don Juan
PropertyValue
Headworddon Juan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “don Juan” sits in French frequency

don Juan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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.

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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.

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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Using “don Juan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-O-N- -J-U-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list