pique du jour

\pik dy ʒuʁ\

/\pik dy ʒuʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“pique du jour” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Le matin, juste avant le lever du soleil.

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)

Where “pique du jour” sits in French frequency

pique du jour falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pique du jour is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pik dy ʒuʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

Synonyms

piquette du jourpointe du jour

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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Using “pique du jour”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-Q-U-E- -D-U- -J-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pik dy ʒuʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list