jambonneau

\ʒɑ̃.bɔ.no\

/\ʒɑ̃.bɔ.no\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie de la jambe du porc située au-dessous du genou et préparée en charcuterie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jambonneau · jambonneau · French

jambonneau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for jambonneau
PropertyValue
Headwordjambonneau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɑ̃.bɔ.no\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jambonneau » en français

jambonneaureste 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

jambonneau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɑ̃.bɔ.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jambonneau, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jambonneau, spelled J-A-M-B-O-N-N-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de la jambe du porc située au-dessous du genou et préparée en charcuterie.
  2. 2
    Par analogie de forme, pièce en forme d'entonnoir aplati servant à réunir deux tuyaux de descente d'eaux pluviales depuis les gouttières. Ne doit pas être confondue avec la pièce de jonction nommée culotte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les jambonneaux désossés venaient au-dessus, avec leur bonne figure ronde, jaune de chapelure,.
  2. Car elle eut lieu tout de suite, cette explication. Elle fut atroce, sans paroles, dans le silence tragique de la famille frappée de stupeur, autour d'un jambonneau qui refroidissait.

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 "jambonneau"?
"jambonneau" is spelled J-A-M-B-O-N-N-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɑ̃.bɔ.no\.
What does "jambonneau" mean?
As a noun, "jambonneau" means: Partie de la jambe du porc située au-dessous du genou et préparée en charcuterie.
How do you pronounce "jambonneau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jambonneau" is \ʒɑ̃.bɔ.no\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jambonneau" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list