juvenil

\juveˈniːl\

/\juveˈniːl\/ adj

The verdict

“juvenil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juvénile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-juvenil · juvenil · French

juvenil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 juvenil
PropertyValue
Headwordjuvenil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\juveˈniːl\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « juvenil » en français

juvenilsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

juvenil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \juveˈniːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juvénile.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for juvenil, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 juvenil, spelled J-U-V-E-N-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juvénile.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "juvenil"?
"juvenil" is spelled J-U-V-E-N-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \juveˈniːl\.
What does "juvenil" mean?
As an adjective, "juvenil" means: Juvénile.
How do you pronounce "juvenil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juvenil" is \juveˈniːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juvenil" come from?
"juvenil" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list