cheferesse
\ʃɛ.fə.ʁɛs\
The verdict
“cheferesse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de chefferesse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cheferesse · cheferesse · French
cheferesse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | cheferesse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɛ.fə.ʁɛs\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cheferesse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cheferesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛ.fə.ʁɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de chefferesse.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cheferesse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 cheferesse, spelled C-H-E-F-E-R-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de chefferesse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cheferesse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis, une valse due à l’inspiration du chef ou de la cheferesse d’orchestre, Mᵐᵉ Amann Weinlich ; cette valse où domine un unisson d’instruments à cordes, s’intitule Fleur des Alpes ; nous y avons trouvé quelques réminiscences de certaines valses d’Olivier Métra.
Les cheferesses de prières jouent également un rôle important : gardiennes des chapelles, elles président les offices religieux en l’absence du missionnaire; et en tant que sacristines et catéchistes, elles l’assistent, quand il est au poste
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