jeune âge
\ʒœ.n‿ɑʒ\
The verdict
“jeune âge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - L’âge, le temps où l’on est jeune.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jeune-age · jeune âge · French
jeune âge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jeune âge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒœ.n‿ɑʒ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jeune âge » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jeune âge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒœ.n‿ɑʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for jeune âge in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jeune âge, spelled J-E-U-N-E- -Â-G-E.
Definition
- 1L’âge, le temps où l’on est jeune.
- 2Début de sa prise et de son durcissement, en parlant d’un matériau à prise hydraulique (béton, plâtre, etc.).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jeune âge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’accusé lui-même a été atteint, dans son jeune âge, d’une affection nerveuse connue au pays sous le nom de catère […]
Ce fut ensuite, par les meilleurs danseurs de l’île, une hupahupa d’une virtuosité inouïe, avec des contorsions presque acrobatiques. Un entraînement datant du plus jeune âge est nécessaire pour bien exécuter cette danse […]
Synonyms
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.