faire sa journée

\fɛʁ sa ʒuʁ.ne\

/\fɛʁ sa ʒuʁ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire sa journée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit à propos d’une chose qui donne une grande satisfaction et dont l’effet dure toute la journée.

Key facts for faire sa journée
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire sa journée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ sa ʒuʁ.ne\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire sa journée” sits in French frequency

faire sa journée 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

faire sa journée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ sa ʒuʁ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit à propos d’une chose qui donne une grande satisfaction et dont l’effet dure toute la journée.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for faire sa journée in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is faire sa journée, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -S-A- -J-O-U-R-N-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit à propos d’une chose qui donne une grande satisfaction et dont l’effet dure toute la journée.

Synonyms

réjouir

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 "faire sa journée"?
"faire sa journée" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -S-A- -J-O-U-R-N-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ sa ʒuʁ.ne\.
What does "faire sa journée" mean?
As a verb, "faire sa journée" means: Se dit à propos d’une chose qui donne une grande satisfaction et dont l’effet dure toute la journée.
How do you pronounce "faire sa journée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire sa journée" is \fɛʁ sa ʒuʁ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire sa journée" come from?
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Using “faire sa journée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -S-A- -J-O-U-R-N-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ sa ʒuʁ.ne\ (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