chef de gare
\ʃɛf də ɡaʁ\
The verdict
“chef de gare” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui dirigeant une gare ferroviaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chef-de-gare · chef de gare · French
chef de gare · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | chef de gare |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɛf də ɡaʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chef de gare » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chef de gare is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛf də ɡaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui dirigeant une gare ferroviaire.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chef de gare in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chef de gare, spelled C-H-E-F- -D-E- -G-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1Celui dirigeant une gare ferroviaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chef de gare appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À chaque station importante se prélasse une sorte de chef de gare dans un uniforme assez semblable à celui de nos suisses d’église, portant en broderie le blason de la duché, et faisant faire place avec une canne à pommeau d’argent.
— Dans le cas très improbable d’une guerre, ne pensez-vous pas, mon cher collègue, que les vrais généraux, ce seraient les chefs de gare ?
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.