chaise berçante
\ʃɛz.bɛʁ.sɑ̃t\
The verdict
“chaise berçante” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chaise ou fauteuil qui comporte sous les pieds des pièces de bois courbes, qui permettent le balancement d’avant en arrière. D’autres modèles utilisent un mécanisme de suspension qui élimine tout m...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chaise berçante |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɛz.bɛʁ.sɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chaise berçante” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chaise berçante is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛz.bɛʁ.sɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chaise ou fauteuil qui comporte sous les pieds des pièces de bois courbes, qui permettent le balancement d’avant en arrière. D’autres modèles utilisent un mécanisme de suspension qui élimine tout m...".
chaise berçante doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chaise berçante, spelled C-H-A-I-S-E- -B-E-R-Ç-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Chaise ou fauteuil qui comporte sous les pieds des pièces de bois courbes, qui permettent le balancement d’avant en arrière. D’autres modèles utilisent un mécanisme de suspension qui élimine tout mouvement au sol, évitant ainsi d’écraser pieds et queues d’animaux familiers.
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-I-S-E- -B-E-R-Ç-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃɛz.bɛʁ.sɑ̃t\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.