jeu d’enfants
\ʒø d‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃\
The verdict
“jeu d’enfants” 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) - Ce à quoi des enfants jouent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jeu-d-enfants · jeu d’enfants · French
jeu d’enfants · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | jeu d’enfants |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒø d‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jeu d’enfants » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jeu d’enfants is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒø d‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
jeu d’enfants doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jeu d’enfants, spelled J-E-U- -D-’-E-N-F-A-N-T-S.
Definition
- 1Ce à quoi des enfants jouent.
- 2Ce qui est très facile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jeu d’enfants appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ensuite Blathers et Duff firent sortir tout le monde, et délibérèrent longuement ensemble avec tant de mystère et de solennité, qu’une consultation de grands médecins sur un cas difficile ne serait qu’un jeu d’enfants, comparée à cette délibération.
This word in other languages
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