café-théâtre
\ka.fe.te.atʁ\
The verdict
“café-théâtre” 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) - Café où se donnent des représentations théâtrales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cafe-theatre · café-théâtre · French
café-théâtre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | café-théâtre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.fe.te.atʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « café-théâtre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
café-théâtre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.fe.te.atʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Café où se donnent des représentations théâtrales.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for café-théâtre in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 café-théâtre, spelled C-A-F-É---T-H-É-Â-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Café où se donnent des représentations théâtrales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how café-théâtre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] ce serait plutôt un autre cabaret « rive gauche » Le Cheval d’Or (où s’essaya Raymond Devos et où passèrent en coup de vent sans doute quelques futurs piliers du café-théâtre) […]
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.