jour de congé

\ʒuʁ də kɔ̃.ʒe\

/\ʒuʁ də kɔ̃.ʒe\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jour de libre pour un salarié.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jour-de-conge · jour de congé · French

jour de congé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 de congé
PropertyValue
Headwordjour de congé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒuʁ də kɔ̃.ʒe\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

jour de congéreste 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 de congé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒuʁ də kɔ̃.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jour de libre pour un salarié.".

jour de congé has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is jour de congé, spelled J-O-U-R- -D-E- -C-O-N-G-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jour de libre pour un salarié.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Oui, et puis aujourd’hui c’est mon jour de congé.
  2. Comme maman est au bord de la crise de nerfs, papa prend un jour de congé pour me conduire à San Francisco voir un nouveau médecin …

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 de congé"?
"jour de congé" is spelled J-O-U-R- -D-E- -C-O-N-G-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒuʁ də kɔ̃.ʒe\.
What does "jour de congé" mean?
As a noun, "jour de congé" means: Jour de libre pour un salarié.
How do you pronounce "jour de congé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour de congé" is \ʒuʁ də kɔ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jour de congé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list