jeûnes

\ʒøn\

/\ʒøn\/ noun

The verdict

“jeûnes” is uncommon French (frequency #65,249 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,249
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de jeûne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jeunes · jeûnes · French

jeûnes · rank #65,249 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,249
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jerk

Nearest frequency peer: jerk (-2 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 « jeûnes »

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 « jeûnes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jeûnes
PropertyValue
Headwordjeûnes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒøn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,249
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jeûnes » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jeûnestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « jerk » (#65,247), « jonglerie » (#65,251), « Jaume » (#65,246). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jeûnes » est au #65,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jeûnes is uncommon French at frequency #65,249 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒøn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de jeûne.".

No misspelling variants are generated for jeûnes in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 jeûnes, spelled J-E-Û-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de jeûne.

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 "jeûnes"?
"jeûnes" is spelled J-E-Û-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒøn\.
What does "jeûnes" mean?
As a noun, "jeûnes" means: Pluriel de jeûne.
How do you pronounce "jeûnes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeûnes" is \ʒøn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeûnes" come from?
"jeûnes" 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 "jeûnes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list