chambre à lessive

\ʃɑ̃bʁ‿a lɛ.siːv\

/\ʃɑ̃bʁ‿a lɛ.siːv\/ noun

The verdict

“chambre à lessive” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Local aménagé pour faire la lessive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chambre-a-lessive · chambre à lessive · French

chambre à lessive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for chambre à lessive
PropertyValue
Headwordchambre à lessive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃bʁ‿a lɛ.siːv\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chambre à lessive » en français

chambre à lessivereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chambre à lessive is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ̃bʁ‿a lɛ.siːv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Local aménagé pour faire la lessive.".

chambre à lessive 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chambre à lessive, spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-E- -À- -L-E-S-S-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Local aménagé pour faire la lessive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how chambre à lessive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Depuis que la petite est morte, Émilie passe son temps à faire la lessive. Elle monte d’abord le bois dans un cagibi à l’étage qui sert de chambre à lessive.

Synonyms

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 "chambre à lessive"?
"chambre à lessive" is spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-E- -À- -L-E-S-S-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃bʁ‿a lɛ.siːv\.
What does "chambre à lessive" mean?
As a noun, "chambre à lessive" means: Local aménagé pour faire la lessive.
How do you pronounce "chambre à lessive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chambre à lessive" is \ʃɑ̃bʁ‿a lɛ.siːv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list