jour de l’an

\ʒuʁ də l‿ɑ̃\

/\ʒuʁ də l‿ɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Premier jour de l’année. 1ᵉʳ janvier.

Key facts for jour de l’an
PropertyValue
Headwordjour de l’an
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒuʁ də l‿ɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jour de l’an” sits in French frequency

jour de l’an 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 de l’an is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒuʁ də l‿ɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Premier jour de l’année. 1ᵉʳ janvier.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jour de l’an in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists 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 de l’an, spelled J-O-U-R- -D-E- -L-’-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Premier jour de l’année. 1ᵉʳ janvier.

Synonyms

nouvel anpremier de l’anan neuf

This word in other languages

New Year(English)Año Nuevo(Español)Neujahr(Deutsch)Ano-Novo(Português)

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 l’an"?
"jour de l’an" is spelled J-O-U-R- -D-E- -L-’-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒuʁ də l‿ɑ̃\.
What does "jour de l’an" mean?
As a noun, "jour de l’an" means: Premier jour de l’année. 1ᵉʳ janvier.
How do you pronounce "jour de l’an"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour de l’an" is \ʒuʁ də l‿ɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jour de l’an" come from?
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Using “jour de l’an”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-U-R- -D-E- -L-’-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒuʁ də l‿ɑ̃\ (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