pour jamais
\puʁ ʒa.mɛ\
The verdict
“pour jamais” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour toujours.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pour-jamais · pour jamais · French
pour jamais · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | pour jamais |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \puʁ ʒa.mɛ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pour jamais » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pour jamais is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \puʁ ʒa.mɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pour toujours.".
pour jamais doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pour jamais, spelled P-O-U-R- -J-A-M-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1Pour toujours.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pour jamais appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] j’irais y ensevelir pour jamais mon existence ; inconnu de l’univers, que j’aurais oublié […]
[…] les intrépides aventuriers avaient franchi, au prix de quelques brûlures sans conséquences, l’enceinte maudite, dans laquelle les Indiens avaient cru les ensevelir pour jamais […].
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.