ambassadeuse
\ɑ̃.ba.sa.døz\
The verdict
“ambassadeuse” 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) - Épouse d’un ambassadeur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ambassadeuse · ambassadeuse · French
ambassadeuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | ambassadeuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ba.sa.døz\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ambassadeuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ba.sa.døz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épouse d’un ambassadeur.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ambassadeuse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ambassadeuse, spelled A-M-B-A-S-S-A-D-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Épouse d’un ambassadeur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ambassadeuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La Roine à madame l’ambassadeuse avoit fait present d’une ovale enrichie de pierreries , en un costé de laquelle estoit son pourtraict, et en l’autre la place vide pour y en mettre un autre.
Je vous disons, madame, que v’là la comtesse de Villiers, ambassadeuse de Russie, qui venons pour vous faire visite
Synonyms
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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.