pique du jour

\pik dy ʒuʁ\

/\pik dy ʒuʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“pique du jour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le matin, juste avant le lever du soleil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pique-du-jour · pique du jour · French

pique du jour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 pique du jour
PropertyValue
Headwordpique du jour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pik dy ʒuʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pique du jour » en français

pique du joursiège 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

pique du jour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pik dy ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le matin, juste avant le lever du soleil.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pique du jour in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pique du jour, spelled P-I-Q-U-E- -D-U- -J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le matin, juste avant le lever du soleil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Depuis la pique du jour ils marchaient.
  2. Devant que de se mettre en route, comme il en avait l'idée, à la pique du jour ensuivant, François voulut dire adieu à Jeannette Vertaud sur l'heure du souper.

Synonyms

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 "pique du jour"?
"pique du jour" is spelled P-I-Q-U-E- -D-U- -J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pik dy ʒuʁ\.
What does "pique du jour" mean?
As a noun, "pique du jour" means: Le matin, juste avant le lever du soleil.
How do you pronounce "pique du jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pique du jour" is \pik dy ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pique du jour" come from?
"pique du jour" 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