jeunes gens

\ʒœn ʒɑ̃\

/\ʒœn ʒɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“jeunes gens” 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) - Ensemble de jeunes hommes, de jeunes garçons ou de jeunes filles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jeunes-gens · jeunes gens · French

jeunes gens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for jeunes gens
PropertyValue
Headwordjeunes gens
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒœn ʒɑ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jeunes gens » en français

jeunes gensreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jeunes gens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒœn ʒɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble de jeunes hommes, de jeunes garçons ou de jeunes filles.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jeunes gens, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jeunes gens, spelled J-E-U-N-E-S- -G-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de jeunes hommes, de jeunes garçons ou de jeunes filles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les deux jeunes gens s’élancèrent hors de la voiture.
  2. Parmi ces jeunes gens et ces nobles dames, le plus beau jeune homme était Othon, et la plus belle châtelaine madame Emma.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jeunes gens"?
"jeunes gens" is spelled J-E-U-N-E-S- -G-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒœn ʒɑ̃\.
What does "jeunes gens" mean?
As a noun, "jeunes gens" means: Ensemble de jeunes hommes, de jeunes garçons ou de jeunes filles.
How do you pronounce "jeunes gens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeunes gens" is \ʒœn ʒɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeunes gens" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list