un jour
\œ̃ ʒuʁ\
The verdict
“un jour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À une date indéterminée dans le passé ; un certain jour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-un-jour · un jour · French
un jour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | un jour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \œ̃ ʒuʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « un jour » en français
Rare enough to double-check
un jour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \œ̃ ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for un jour, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is un jour, spelled U-N- -J-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1À une date indéterminée dans le passé ; un certain jour.
- 2À une date indéterminée dans l’avenir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how un jour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Abidan n'a-t-il pas dit qu’un jour les nuages s'étant amoncelés au ciel, le peuple crut qu'il faisait nuit, et l'on alla à la synagogue réciter la prière du samedi soir ?
La crainte de voir se rapprocher un jour les Slovaques et les Tchèques a toujours hanté les Magyars; à l’exemple des Allemands, ils ne dédaignent pas de faire appel à la science […].
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.