juvenile

\juveˈniːlə\

/\juveˈniːlə\/ adj

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de juvenil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-juvenile · juvenile · French

juvenile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 juvenile
PropertyValue
Headwordjuvenile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\juveˈniːlə\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « juvenile » en français

juvenilereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

juvenile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \juveˈniːlə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

juvenile has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is juvenile, spelled J-U-V-E-N-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de juvenil.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de juvenil.
  3. 3
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de juvenil.
  4. 4
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de juvenil.
  5. 5
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de juvenil.
  6. 6
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de juvenil.
  7. 7
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de juvenil.
  8. 8
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de juvenil.
  9. 9
    Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de juvenil.

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 "juvenile"?
"juvenile" is spelled J-U-V-E-N-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \juveˈniːlə\.
What does "juvenile" mean?
As an adjective, "juvenile" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de juvenil.
How do you pronounce "juvenile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juvenile" is \juveˈniːlə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juvenile" come from?
"juvenile" 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