jeune fille

\ʒœn fij\

/\ʒœn fij\/ noun

The verdict

“jeune fille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adolescente, jeune femme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jeune-fille · jeune fille · French

jeune fille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for jeune fille
PropertyValue
Headwordjeune fille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒœn fij\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jeune fille » en français

jeune fillen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jeune fille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒœn fij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for jeune fille in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 jeune fille, spelled J-E-U-N-E- -F-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adolescente, jeune femme.
  2. 2
    Fille ou jeune personne du sexe féminin qui n’est pas mariée.
  3. 3
    Vierge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jeune fille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il n’avait pas vu la jeune Béatrix depuis six ans. Pendant cet intervalle, elle était devenue d’enfant jeune fille.
  2. À douze ans, Zariffa était déjà une jeune fille. […] Les pointes de ses jeunes seins soulevaient sa robe sur sa poitrine.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jeune fille"?
"jeune fille" is spelled J-E-U-N-E- -F-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒœn fij\.
What does "jeune fille" mean?
As a noun, "jeune fille" means: Adolescente, jeune femme.
How do you pronounce "jeune fille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeune fille" is \ʒœn fij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeune fille" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list