jeune homme
\ʒœ.n‿ɔm\
The verdict
“jeune homme” 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) - Homme entre l’âge adolescent et adulte ou jeune adulte encore célibataire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jeune-homme · jeune homme · French
jeune homme · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jeune homme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒœ.n‿ɔm\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jeune homme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jeune homme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒœ.n‿ɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jeune homme, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 homme, spelled J-E-U-N-E- -H-O-M-M-E.
Definition
- 1Homme entre l’âge adolescent et adulte ou jeune adulte encore célibataire.
- 2Formule de politesse quand on s’adresse à un homme jeune dont on ne connaît pas la situation matrimoniale.
- 3Terme plus ou moins condescendant pour adresser un reproche à un homme jeune sur son immaturité.
- 4ou Qui fait penser à homme jeune en parlant d’un homme âgé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jeune homme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Que voulez-vous, Monsieur ? demanda-t-elle au jeune homme d’une voix qui bruit à ses oreilles comme une musique délicieuse.
On voit passer quantité de petites carrioles qui portent un jeune homme et une jeune fille […]
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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.