jouvencelle
French, noun/ʒu.vɑ̃.sɛl/
jouvencelle is spelled J-O-U-V-E-N-C-E-L-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 132,154th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jouvencelle is a French feminine noun meaning “a female adolescent, a young woman; female equivalent of jouvenceau” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Jeune fille”.
What does jouvencelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininea female adolescent, a young woman; female equivalent of jouvenceau
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jeune fille.
noun: 1. Habitante de la commune de Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Saône-et-Loire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jouvencelle
- jouvencelles plural
- jouvenceau masculine
- Jouvencelles plural
- Jouvenceau masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jouvencelle?
- /ʒu.vɑ̃.sɛl/
- \ʒu.vɑ̃.sɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jouvencelle in French?
jouvencelle appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).