cavalier servant

\ka.va.lje sɛʁ.vɑ̃\

/\ka.va.lje sɛʁ.vɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“cavalier servant” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme qui entoure une dame d’hommages et de soins attentifs et constants.

Key facts for cavalier servant
PropertyValue
Headwordcavalier servant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.va.lje sɛʁ.vɑ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cavalier servant” sits in French frequency

cavalier servant falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cavalier servant is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.va.lje sɛʁ.vɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Homme qui entoure une dame d’hommages et de soins attentifs et constants.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cavalier servant in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is cavalier servant, spelled C-A-V-A-L-I-E-R- -S-E-R-V-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme qui entoure une dame d’hommages et de soins attentifs et constants.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cavalier servant"?
"cavalier servant" is spelled C-A-V-A-L-I-E-R- -S-E-R-V-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.va.lje sɛʁ.vɑ̃\.
What does "cavalier servant" mean?
As a noun, "cavalier servant" means: Homme qui entoure une dame d’hommages et de soins attentifs et constants.
How do you pronounce "cavalier servant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cavalier servant" is \ka.va.lje sɛʁ.vɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cavalier servant" come from?
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Using “cavalier servant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-V-A-L-I-E-R- -S-E-R-V-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.va.lje sɛʁ.vɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list