jour par jour

\ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\

/\ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“jour par 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
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au quotidien, chaque jour.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jour-par-jour · jour par jour · French

jour par jour · 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 par jour
PropertyValue
Headwordjour par jour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

jour par journ'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jour par 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, chaque jour.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jour par jour in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 par jour, spelled J-O-U-R- -P-A-R- -J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au quotidien, chaque jour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Depuis que je l’observe jour par jour, il me semble qu’il est plus amoureux en général qu’en particulier.
  2. Ralph, cet homme si vulgaire en apparence, homme d'exception pourtant, car il croyait fermement à Dieu et consultait jour par jour le livre de sa conscience …

Synonyms

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 par jour"?
"jour par jour" is spelled J-O-U-R- -P-A-R- -J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒu.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ ʒuʁ\.
What does "jour par jour" mean?
As an adverb, "jour par jour" means: Au quotidien, chaque jour.
How do you pronounce "jour par jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour par 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 par jour" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list