auberge espagnole
\o.bɛʁ.ʒ‿ɛs.pa.ɲɔl\
The verdict
“auberge espagnole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auberge où l'on ne sert pas à manger, où l’on ne mange que ce que l’on a apporté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auberge-espagnole · auberge espagnole · French
auberge espagnole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auberge espagnole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o.bɛʁ.ʒ‿ɛs.pa.ɲɔl\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
auberge espagnole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.bɛʁ.ʒ‿ɛs.pa.ɲɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for auberge espagnole in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is auberge espagnole, spelled A-U-B-E-R-G-E- -E-S-P-A-G-N-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Auberge où l'on ne sert pas à manger, où l’on ne mange que ce que l’on a apporté.
- 2Repas qui consiste à manger ce que chaque convive a apporté.
- 3Idée à la mode, un peu creuse, où chacun comprend le sens qu’il amène.
- 4Groupe, parti ou liste électorale composite, dont les participants ou membres proviennent d’horizons divers et variés, voire initialement opposés
- 5Ensemble hétéroclite, sans unité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auberge espagnole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La politique agricole de l’Europe ? Une auberge espagnole !
La galaxie Macron : auberge espagnole ou… maison de retraite ?
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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.