don Juan
\dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | don Juan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “don Juan” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Grand séducteur ou grande séductrice sans scrupules.
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.
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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.