enterrement de vie de jeune fille

\ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ʒœn fij\

/\ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ʒœn fij\/ noun

The verdict

“enterrement de vie de jeune fille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
33
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fête organisée pour une fiancée à la veille de son mariage.

Key facts for enterrement de vie de jeune fille
PropertyValue
Headwordenterrement de vie de jeune fille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ʒœn fij\
Letters33
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enterrement de vie de jeune fille” sits in French frequency

enterrement de vie de jeune fille 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

enterrement de vie de jeune fille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ʒœn fij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fête organisée pour une fiancée à la veille de son mariage.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enterrement de vie de jeune fille, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 enterrement de vie de jeune fille, spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -V-I-E- -D-E- -J-E-U-N-E- -F-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fête organisée pour une fiancée à la veille de son mariage.

Synonyms

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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 "enterrement de vie de jeune fille"?
"enterrement de vie de jeune fille" is spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -V-I-E- -D-E- -J-E-U-N-E- -F-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ʒœn fij\.
What does "enterrement de vie de jeune fille" mean?
As a noun, "enterrement de vie de jeune fille" means: Fête organisée pour une fiancée à la veille de son mariage.
How do you pronounce "enterrement de vie de jeune fille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enterrement de vie de jeune fille" is \ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ʒœn fij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enterrement de vie de jeune fille" come from?
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Using “enterrement de vie de jeune fille”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-N-T-E-R-R-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -V-I-E- -D-E- -J-E-U-N-E- -F-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ʒœn fij\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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