juron

\ʒy.ʁɔ̃\

/\ʒy.ʁɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“juron” is uncommon French (frequency #55,390 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,390
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclamation de colère ou de surprise n’ayant généralement pas de destinataire particulier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-juron · juron · French

juron · rank #55,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,390
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH juba

Nearest frequency peer: juba (-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 « juron »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « juron » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for juron
PropertyValue
Headwordjuron
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒy.ʁɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « juron » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jurontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « juba » (#55,389), « Kaaris » (#55,391), « kaba » (#55,392). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « juron » est au #55,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

juron is uncommon French at frequency #55,390 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒy.ʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for juron in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is juron, spelled J-U-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exclamation de colère ou de surprise n’ayant généralement pas de destinataire particulier.
  2. 2
    Ce par quoi on jure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Qu'est-ce qu'un juron, en effet...? Un mot par lequel l'homme en colère exhale d'un seul coup des sentiments qui demanderaient quelquefois un volume pour s'exprimer congrûment.
  2. Le buraliste, plutôt lève-tard et de mauvaise humeur, montait à peine son rideau de fer récalcitrant en poussant quelques jurons.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "juron"?
"juron" is spelled J-U-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒy.ʁɔ̃\.
What does "juron" mean?
As a noun, "juron" means: Exclamation de colère ou de surprise n’ayant généralement pas de destinataire particulier.
How do you pronounce "juron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juron" is \ʒy.ʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "juron", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list