jalonner

\ʒa.lɔ.ne\

/\ʒa.lɔ.ne\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Planter des jalons de distance en distance, soit pour un alignement, soit pour déterminer les différents points d’un plan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jalonner · jalonner · French

jalonner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jalonner
PropertyValue
Headwordjalonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒa.lɔ.ne\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jalonner » en français

jalonnerreste 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

jalonner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʒa.lɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for jalonner in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is jalonner, spelled J-A-L-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Planter des jalons de distance en distance, soit pour un alignement, soit pour déterminer les différents points d’un plan.
  2. 2
    Placer des jalonneurs, ou se placer en jalonneur, pour déterminer une direction, un alignement.
  3. 3
    Déterminer la voie à suivre, la piste à suivre
  4. 4
    Marquer par des repères.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jalonner une allée pour la dresser.
  2. Jalonner un champ, pour le passage d'un appareil de traitement aérien

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jalonner"?
"jalonner" is spelled J-A-L-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒa.lɔ.ne\.
What does "jalonner" mean?
As a verb, "jalonner" means: Planter des jalons de distance en distance, soit pour un alignement, soit pour déterminer les différents points d’un plan.
How do you pronounce "jalonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jalonner" is \ʒa.lɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jalonner" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list