janvier
French, noun/ʒɑ̃.vje/
janvier is spelled J-A-N-V-I-E-R (7 letters) and appears 151 times per million words in written French, the 542nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Janvier is a French masculine noun meaning “January” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Premier mois de l’année du calendrier grégorien, qui compte 31 jours”.
What does janvier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineJanuary
L'année commence en janvier.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Premier mois de l’année du calendrier grégorien, qui compte 31 jours.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of janvier
- janviers plural
- janv. alternative abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce janvier?
- /ʒɑ̃.vje/
- \ʒɑ̃.vje\
- [ɑ̃ ʒɑ̃.vje]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to janvier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is janvier in French?
janvier appears 151 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).