donjuanesque

\dɔ̃.ʒɥa.nɛsk\

/\dɔ̃.ʒɥa.nɛsk\/ adj

The verdict

“donjuanesque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au caractère de don Juan et à sa légende.

Corpus desk

Index FR-donjuanesque · donjuanesque · French

donjuanesque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 donjuanesque
PropertyValue
Headworddonjuanesque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dɔ̃.ʒɥa.nɛsk\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « donjuanesque » en français

donjuanesquereste 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

donjuanesque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɔ̃.ʒɥa.nɛsk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif au caractère de don Juan et à sa légende.".

donjuanesque doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is donjuanesque, spelled D-O-N-J-U-A-N-E-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif au caractère de don Juan et à sa légende.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C'est un des lieux communs de la critique moderne que de nier le caractère donjuanesque du personnage de Casanova. Certes Casanova n'est pas impie, n'est pas un démon, ne provoque ni Dieu ni les hommes. […]. Enfin il se contente de conquêtes faciles.
  2. En privant le privé de son happy end habituel, en blessant sa virilité donjuanesque qui lui tient lieu de bonne éducation, elle envoie dire à tous les surmâles hollywoodiens de son espèce que les temps sont en train de changer.

Synonyms

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 "donjuanesque"?
"donjuanesque" is spelled D-O-N-J-U-A-N-E-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ̃.ʒɥa.nɛsk\.
What does "donjuanesque" mean?
As an adjective, "donjuanesque" means: Relatif au caractère de don Juan et à sa légende.
How do you pronounce "donjuanesque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "donjuanesque" is \dɔ̃.ʒɥa.nɛsk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "donjuanesque" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list