enfant Jésus

name

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The verdict

“enfant Jésus” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom donné à Jésus-Christ enfant, en particulier en tant que nouveau-né ou enfant très jeune.

Key facts for enfant Jésus
PropertyValue
Headwordenfant Jésus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enfant Jésus” sits in French frequency

enfant Jésus 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for enfant Jésus is 12 letters long, classified as a proper noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

enfant Jésus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is enfant Jésus, spelled E-N-F-A-N-T- -J-É-S-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné à Jésus-Christ enfant, en particulier en tant que nouveau-né ou enfant très jeune.
  2. 2
    Représentation en peinture ou en sculpture de cet enfant.

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 "enfant Jésus"?
"enfant Jésus" is spelled E-N-F-A-N-T- -J-É-S-U-S.
What does "enfant Jésus" mean?
As a proper noun, "enfant Jésus" means: Nom donné à Jésus-Christ enfant, en particulier en tant que nouveau-né ou enfant très jeune.
What language does "enfant Jésus" come from?
"enfant Jésus" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “enfant Jésus”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-N-F-A-N-T- -J-É-S-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list