quinze jours

\kɛ̃z ʒuʁ\

/\kɛ̃z ʒuʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Période de deux semaines ou de la moitié d’un mois.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quinze-jours · quinze jours · French

quinze jours · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 quinze jours
PropertyValue
Headwordquinze jours
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛ̃z ʒuʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quinze jours » en français

quinze joursn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

quinze jours is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛ̃z ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Période de deux semaines ou de la moitié d’un mois.".

quinze jours has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is quinze jours, spelled Q-U-I-N-Z-E- -J-O-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Période de deux semaines ou de la moitié d’un mois.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Attends quinze jours, et je ne te gênerai plus, si c’est ça que tu demandes. Oui, dans quinze jours, j’aurai vingt et un ans, je filerai.
  2. J’ai attendu alors quinze jours, trois semaines, espérant toujours.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "quinze jours"?
"quinze jours" is spelled Q-U-I-N-Z-E- -J-O-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛ̃z ʒuʁ\.
What does "quinze jours" mean?
As a noun, "quinze jours" means: Période de deux semaines ou de la moitié d’un mois.
How do you pronounce "quinze jours"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quinze jours" is \kɛ̃z ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quinze jours" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list