jour après jour

\ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\

/\ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“jour après jour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au quotidien, et plus généralement : régulièrement, inlassablement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jour-apres-jour · jour après jour · French

jour après jour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 jour après jour
PropertyValue
Headwordjour après jour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jour après jour » en français

jour après jourreste 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

jour après jour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au quotidien, et plus généralement : régulièrement, inlassablement.".

No misspelling variants are generated for jour après jour in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jour après jour, spelled J-O-U-R- -A-P-R-È-S- -J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au quotidien, et plus généralement : régulièrement, inlassablement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La décision prise, il s’agissait, jour après jour, de la faire sienne, de la digérer, et Etta, le cœur et l’estomac noués, la trouvait particulièrement indigeste.
  2. Aucune importance que, jour après jour, il ait miné le respect de ses compatriotes pour le travail des journalistes, des scientifiques et de tous ceux qui se rabattaient sur les faits pour esquinter ses incohérences.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "jour après jour"?
"jour après jour" is spelled J-O-U-R- -A-P-R-È-S- -J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\.
What does "jour après jour" mean?
As an adverb, "jour après jour" means: Au quotidien, et plus généralement : régulièrement, inlassablement.
How do you pronounce "jour après jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour après jour" is \ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jour après jour" come from?
"jour après 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.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list