aubette

\o.bɛt\

/\o.bɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite loge en bois ou en maçonnerie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aubette · aubette · French

aubette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 aubette
PropertyValue
Headwordaubette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.bɛt\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “aubette” se place dans la fréquence du français

aubettesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aubette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.bɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aubette, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aubette, spelled A-U-B-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite loge en bois ou en maçonnerie.
  2. 2
    Construction où se tenait l’officier de quart responsable de la garde d’un établissement militaire.
  3. 3
    Poste de garde d’un établissement naval à terre.
  4. 4
    Abri public ; abribus.
  5. 5
    Kiosque.
  6. 6
    Abri servant à la vente de marchandises.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le premier bureau de recette était établi dans l’aubette du garde-barrière Willem et tenu par lui. Tout son mobilier consistait en une petite armoire.
  2. Présentez-vous à l’aubette.

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 "aubette"?
"aubette" is spelled A-U-B-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.bɛt\.
What does "aubette" mean?
As a noun, "aubette" means: Petite loge en bois ou en maçonnerie.
How do you pronounce "aubette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aubette" is \o.bɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list