jour

\ʒuʁ\

/\ʒuʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“jour” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#141
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Période de vingt-quatre heures, commençant généralement à minuit ; en certains lieux et à certaines époques, le jour commençait plutôt avec le lever ou le coucher du soleil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jour · jour · French

jour · rank #141 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #141
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH beaucoup

Nearest frequency peer: beaucoup (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “jour”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “jour” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jour vs ju
50% similar
jour vs jus
50% similar
jour vs joy
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jour
PropertyValue
Headwordjour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒuʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#141
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jour” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jour lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around jour (IPA \ʒuʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #141 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for jour, with forms such as "jjour", "joru", and "jourr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ju", "jus", "joy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jour, spelled J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Période de vingt-quatre heures, commençant généralement à minuit ; en certains lieux et à certaines époques, le jour commençait plutôt avec le lever ou le coucher du soleil.
  2. 2
    Cette même période sur d’autres corps célestes.
  3. 3
    Unité de mesure du temps (compatible avec le Système international) dérivée de la seconde. Symbole d (du latin diurnus).
  4. 4
    Date particulière du calendrier.
  5. 5
    Jour de la semaine. Un des sept noms de jour de chaque semaine.
  6. 6
    Étendue de terrain qu’un attelage pouvait labourer en une journée de travail.
  7. 7
    Vie.
  8. 8
    Période durant laquelle le soleil apporte sa lumière, pour une zone donnée de la Terre.
  9. 9
    Source de lumière ; percement par lequel la lumière peut pénétrer.
  10. 10
    Lumière du jour ou parfois d’une autre source lumineuse.
  11. 11
    Trou dans une surface continue ou un tamis.
  12. 12
    Espace ménagé dans l’étoffe d’un vêtement.
  13. 13
    Manière dont un objet est frappé par la lumière.
  14. 14
    Manière de présenter quelqu'un ou quelque chose.
  15. 15
    Imitation de la lumière qui se répand sur les objets représentés dans un tableau.
  16. 16
    L’ensemble des tâches effectuées en dehors de la mine proprement dite.
  17. 17
    Installations situées à l’extérieur d’une mine.
  18. 18
    Jour de la semaine où a lieu la réception des relations d'une personne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est impossible, car le train va bientôt stopper à Ghéok-Tepé, puis à Askhabad, d’où il repartira aux premières lueurs du jour.
  2. Le résultat de l’analyse sera connu dans deux jours. — Une semaine comporte sept jours.

Synonyms

journée

Antonyms

nuitfond

This word in other languages

day(English)día(Español)Tag(Deutsch)dia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjour
  • joru
  • jourr
  • juor
  • ojur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jour - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jjour1joru2jourr1juor2ojur2
Edit distance from "jour"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jour"?
"jour" is spelled J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒuʁ\.
What does "jour" mean?
As a noun, "jour" means: Période de vingt-quatre heures, commençant généralement à minuit ; en certains lieux et à certaines époques, le jour commençait plutôt avec le lever ou le coucher du soleil.
What words are commonly confused with "jour"?
"jour" is commonly confused with "ju", "jus", "joy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour" is \ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jour" come from?
"jour" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jour", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pays#137sera#146cela#150gens#130

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

soit5 variantsdoit5 variantssous5 variantspuis5 variants

What to do next

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  • "jour" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ju". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #141 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "J" letter cohort. J–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list