Junon
\ʒy.nɔ̃\
The verdict
“Junon” is uncommon French (frequency #51,562 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,562
- frequency rank, French
- 957
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déesse romaine, reine des dieux et reine du ciel, fille de Rhéa et de Saturne, sœur de Cérès, Neptune, Pluton, Vesta, Jupiter et épouse de celui-ci, protectrice des femmes, qui symbolise le mariage...
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Index FR-junon · Junon · French
Junon · rank #51,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,562
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 957
- PHOTO-FINISH jugeront
Nearest frequency peer: jugeront (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Junon »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- jed
jed
48,442 corpus weight
- Joux
Joux
48,441 corpus weight
- jugeront
jugeront
48,440 corpus weight
- Junon
Junon
48,439 corpus weight
- kidnappe
kidnappe
48,438 corpus weight
- Kimmel
Kimmel
48,437 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Junon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Junon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ʒy.nɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #51,562 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Junon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Junon is uncommon French at frequency #51,562 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʒy.nɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Junon has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Junon, spelled J-U-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Déesse romaine, reine des dieux et reine du ciel, fille de Rhéa et de Saturne, sœur de Cérès, Neptune, Pluton, Vesta, Jupiter et épouse de celui-ci, protectrice des femmes, qui symbolise le mariage et la fécondité.
- 2Un des principaux astéroïdes de la ceinture principale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Junon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Junon persécuta toutes les concubines de Jupiter et tous les enfants issus de ses illégitimes amours ; Hercule, Io, Europe, Sémélé, Platée, etc.
Junon fut découverte le 1ᵉʳ septembre 1804 à l’observatoire de Schröter par l’astronome allemand Karl Ludwig Harding.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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