jour blanc

\ʒuʁ blɑ̃\

/\ʒuʁ blɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Phénomène météorologique où l’on ne peut distinguer le ciel (nuageux) du sol (enneigé).

Key facts for jour blanc
PropertyValue
Headwordjour blanc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒuʁ blɑ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jour blanc” sits in French frequency

jour blanc falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jour blanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒuʁ blɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jour blanc, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 jour blanc, spelled J-O-U-R- -B-L-A-N-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Phénomène météorologique où l’on ne peut distinguer le ciel (nuageux) du sol (enneigé).
  2. 2
    Le 13, 14 et 15 des mois du calendrier hégirien, où la lune est pleine, jours dans lesquels un jeûne est surérogatoire dans l’islam.

Synonyms

blanc dehorstemps laiteux

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 blanc"?
"jour blanc" is spelled J-O-U-R- -B-L-A-N-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒuʁ blɑ̃\.
What does "jour blanc" mean?
As a noun, "jour blanc" means: Phénomène météorologique où l’on ne peut distinguer le ciel (nuageux) du sol (enneigé).
How do you pronounce "jour blanc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour blanc" is \ʒuʁ blɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jour blanc" come from?
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Using “jour blanc”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-U-R- -B-L-A-N-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒuʁ blɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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