assistante maternelle

\a.sis.tɑ̃t ma.tɛʁ.nɛl\

/\a.sis.tɑ̃t ma.tɛʁ.nɛl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Professionnelle qui garde un ou plusieurs jeunes enfants dans la journée, dans une résidence privée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-assistante-maternelle · assistante maternelle · French

assistante maternelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for assistante maternelle
PropertyValue
Headwordassistante maternelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sis.tɑ̃t ma.tɛʁ.nɛl\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « assistante maternelle » en français

assistante maternellen'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

assistante maternelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sis.tɑ̃t ma.tɛʁ.nɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Professionnelle qui garde un ou plusieurs jeunes enfants dans la journée, dans une résidence privée.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for assistante maternelle in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is assistante maternelle, spelled A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-T-E- -M-A-T-E-R-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Professionnelle qui garde un ou plusieurs jeunes enfants dans la journée, dans une résidence privée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Assistante maternelle, selon la dénomination en vigueur, les bambins l’appelaient « tata », sauf deux ou trois, dont Julien, qu’elle avait gardés plus longtemps.
  2. Le domicile familial ou celui d’une assistante maternelle permet indéniablement un sommeil de meilleur qualité que celui à l’école, sur couchettes, parmi une trentaine d’autres enfants plus ou moins bruyants.

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 "assistante maternelle"?
"assistante maternelle" is spelled A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-T-E- -M-A-T-E-R-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sis.tɑ̃t ma.tɛʁ.nɛl\.
What does "assistante maternelle" mean?
As a noun, "assistante maternelle" means: Professionnelle qui garde un ou plusieurs jeunes enfants dans la journée, dans une résidence privée.
How do you pronounce "assistante maternelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assistante maternelle" is \a.sis.tɑ̃t ma.tɛʁ.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list