jaunir
\ʒo.niʁ\
The verdict
“jaunir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre jaune, peindre ou teindre en jaune.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jaunir · jaunir · French
jaunir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaunir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʒo.niʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jaunir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jaunir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʒo.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jaunir, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 jaunir, spelled J-A-U-N-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre jaune, peindre ou teindre en jaune.
- 2Devenir jaune.
- 3Prendre une teinte jaune sous l'effet du temps et de l'étude.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jaunir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quoique ses travaux à la Bibliothèque de la Ville échappassent à l’attention, il enfouissait dans son âme ses pensées de gloire, car elles pouvaient lui nuire ; mais il tenait encore plus profondément enseveli le secret de son cœur, une passion qui lui creusait les joues et lui jaunissait le front.
Albert.– Ah ! vous m’accusiez de faire la cour à madame Gargaret… tandis que vous jaunissiez les cheveux blancs de cet excellent marquis !…
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.