Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jean

/d͡ʒiːn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
jean
IPA
/d͡ʒiːn/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
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Meaning

noun

Denim.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name from French.

name

A male given name from French.

name

A surname.

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Etymology

From the Middle English Gene (“Genoa”), from the Old French Jannes. Bleu de Gênes (“Genovese blue”) was a blue dye made in Genoa used to tint the denim cloth produced in Nîmes (de Nîmes). Doublet of Genoa and Geneva and distantly related to knee.

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How do you pronounce jean?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒiːn/.
What does jean mean?
Denim.
Where does jean come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce jean

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