chamarré
\ʃa.ma.ʁe\
The verdict
“chamarré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très coloré, chargé, surchargé d’ornements, couvert de décorations.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chamarre · chamarré · French
chamarré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | chamarré |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃa.ma.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
chamarré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃa.ma.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for chamarré in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chamarré, spelled C-H-A-M-A-R-R-É.
Definition
- 1Très coloré, chargé, surchargé d’ornements, couvert de décorations.
- 2Pédant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chamarré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet officier […] se faisait distinguer, au sein de cette multitude chamarrée, par le bel uniforme bleu de ciel des officiers d’ordonnance de l’empereur.
Et les dévotes parlaient presque haut, stupéfaites par le spectacle de ces dames plus chamarrées que les chasubles des chantres.
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.