chambre froide

\ʃɑ̃.bʁə fʁwad\

/\ʃɑ̃.bʁə fʁwad\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Local servant à conserver à basse température des aliments, échantillons, etc. selon l’usage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chambre-froide · chambre froide · French

chambre froide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 froide
PropertyValue
Headwordchambre froide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.bʁə fʁwad\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chambre froide » en français

chambre froidereste 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 froide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ̃.bʁə fʁwad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for chambre froide in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 chambre froide, spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-E- -F-R-O-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Local servant à conserver à basse température des aliments, échantillons, etc. selon l’usage.
  2. 2
    Local servant à traiter à basse température des meubles en bois, livres, objets d’art, etc. pour supprimer les insectes xylophages.

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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 froide"?
"chambre froide" is spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-E- -F-R-O-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.bʁə fʁwad\.
What does "chambre froide" mean?
As a noun, "chambre froide" means: Local servant à conserver à basse température des aliments, échantillons, etc. selon l’usage.
How do you pronounce "chambre froide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chambre froide" is \ʃɑ̃.bʁə fʁwad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chambre froide" come from?
"chambre froide" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list