jour du Seigneur

\ʒuʁ dy se.ɲœʁ\

/\ʒuʁ dy se.ɲœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“jour du Seigneur” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dimanche.

Key facts for jour du Seigneur
PropertyValue
Headwordjour du Seigneur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒuʁ dy se.ɲœʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jour du Seigneur” sits in French frequency

jour du Seigneur 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for jour du Seigneur is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒuʁ dy se.ɲœʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dimanche.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jour du Seigneur, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jour du Seigneur, spelled J-O-U-R- -D-U- -S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dimanche.

This word in other languages

Lord's day(English)Tag des Herrn(Deutsch)

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 du Seigneur"?
"jour du Seigneur" is spelled J-O-U-R- -D-U- -S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒuʁ dy se.ɲœʁ\.
What does "jour du Seigneur" mean?
As a noun, "jour du Seigneur" means: Dimanche.
How do you pronounce "jour du Seigneur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour du Seigneur" is \ʒuʁ dy se.ɲœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jour du Seigneur" come from?
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Using “jour du Seigneur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-U-R- -D-U- -S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒuʁ dy se.ɲœʁ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list