point du jour
\pwɛ̃ dy ʒuʁ\
The verdict
“point 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-point-du-jour · point du jour · French
point du jour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | point du jour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ dy ʒuʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « point du jour » en français
Rare enough to double-check
point du jour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ dy ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le matin, juste avant le lever du soleil.".
Zero misspellings are on record for point du jour in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is point du jour, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-U- -J-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Le matin, juste avant le lever du soleil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how point du jour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et je me demandais si je veillais ou si je dormais, — si c'étaient les pâleurs de la lune ou de Lucifer, — si c'était minuit ou le point du jour !
Le lendemain, au point du jour, mes hôtes me quittèrent.
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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.