robe de chambre
"robe-de-chambre" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“robe de chambre” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dressing gown
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | robe de chambre |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “robe de chambre” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for robe de chambre is 15 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "dressing gown".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for robe de chambre, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French robe de chambre. The correct English form is robe de chambre, spelled R-O-B-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1dressing gown
Etymology
From French robe de chambre.
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.
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Using “robe de chambre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-O-B-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-M-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.