chambre de ménage

\ʃɑ̃bʁ də menaʒ\

/\ʃɑ̃bʁ də menaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“chambre de ménage” 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
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce d’une habitation où l’on vit habituellement, servant entre autres aux loisirs, aux relations sociales.

Key facts for chambre de ménage
PropertyValue
Headwordchambre de ménage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃bʁ də menaʒ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chambre de ménage” sits in French frequency

chambre de ménage 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 chambre de ménage is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃɑ̃bʁ də menaʒ\. 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: "Pièce d’une habitation où l’on vit habituellement, servant entre autres aux loisirs, aux relations sociales.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chambre de ménage, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 chambre de ménage, spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-E- -D-E- -M-É-N-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce d’une habitation où l’on vit habituellement, servant entre autres aux loisirs, aux relations sociales.

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 de ménage"?
"chambre de ménage" is spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-E- -D-E- -M-É-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃bʁ də menaʒ\.
What does "chambre de ménage" mean?
As a noun, "chambre de ménage" means: Pièce d’une habitation où l’on vit habituellement, servant entre autres aux loisirs, aux relations sociales.
How do you pronounce "chambre de ménage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chambre de ménage" is \ʃɑ̃bʁ də menaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chambre de ménage" come from?
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Using “chambre de ménage”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-M-B-R-E- -D-E- -M-É-N-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɑ̃bʁ də menaʒ\ (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