chaise berceuse

\ʃɛz bɛʁ.søz\

/\ʃɛz bɛʁ.søz\/ noun

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The verdict

“chaise berceuse” 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.

Key facts for chaise berceuse
PropertyValue
Headwordchaise berceuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛz bɛʁ.søz\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chaise berceuse” sits in French frequency

chaise berceuse 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.

Rare enough to double-check

chaise berceuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛz bɛʁ.søz\. 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.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chaise berceuse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 berceuse, spelled C-H-A-I-S-E- -B-E-R-C-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chaise ou fauteuil qui comporte sous les pieds des pièces de bois courbes qui permettent le balancement d’avant en arrière.

Synonyms

chaise à basculefauteuil à basculechaise berçanteberçanteberceuserocking-chair

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 "chaise berceuse"?
"chaise berceuse" is spelled C-H-A-I-S-E- -B-E-R-C-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛz bɛʁ.søz\.
What does "chaise berceuse" mean?
As a noun, "chaise berceuse" means: Chaise ou fauteuil qui comporte sous les pieds des pièces de bois courbes qui permettent le balancement d’avant en arrière.
How do you pronounce "chaise berceuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaise berceuse" is \ʃɛz bɛʁ.søz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaise berceuse" come from?
"chaise berceuse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “chaise berceuse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-I-S-E- -B-E-R-C-E-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɛz bɛʁ.søz\ (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