jene

\ˈjeːnə\

/\ˈjeːnə\/ adj

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The verdict

“jene” is uncommon French (frequency #99,240 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,240
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominatif féminin singulier de jener.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jene · jene · French

jene · rank #99,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,240
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jamai

Nearest frequency peer: jamai (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « jene »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « jene » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jene
PropertyValue
Headwordjene
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈjeːnə\
Letters4
Frequency rank#99,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jene » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jenetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « jamai » (#99,239), « jorn » (#99,241), « jaillissait » (#99,238). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jene » est au #99,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jene is uncommon French at frequency #99,240 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈjeːnə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for jene in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jene, spelled J-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominatif féminin singulier de jener.
  2. 2
    Nominatif pluriel de jener.
  3. 3
    Accusatif féminin singulier de jener.
  4. 4
    Accusatif pluriel de jener.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jene"?
"jene" is spelled J-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈjeːnə\.
What does "jene" mean?
As an adjective, "jene" means: Nominatif féminin singulier de jener.
How do you pronounce "jene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jene" is \ˈjeːnə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jene" come from?
"jene" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jene", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jorn#99,241khôl#99,259koli#99,263kuti#99,268

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list