jambon beurre
\ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃ bœʁ\
The verdict
“jambon beurre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orthographe alternative de jambon-beurre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jambon-beurre · jambon beurre · French
jambon beurre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jambon beurre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃ bœʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
jambon beurre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃ bœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Orthographe alternative de jambon-beurre.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jambon beurre, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jambon beurre, spelled J-A-M-B-O-N- -B-E-U-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1Orthographe alternative de jambon-beurre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jambon beurre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'étais tranquille, j'étais pénard, accoudé au flippeur, Le type est entré dans le bar, a commandé un jambon beurre.
« On m'a demandé, un soir, de prolonger mes horaires jusqu'à 2 heures du matin, raconte l'ex-employé. J'ai accepté, à condition de pouvoir commander une pizza, comme cela se faisait d'habitude. Mon responsable a refusé, avant de me proposer un jambon beurre, que je ne peux pas manger en raison de ma religion. » « Bon, tu en veux de mon sandwich au cochon…
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.