chemisette

\ʃ(ə).mi.zɛt\

/\ʃ(ə).mi.zɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“chemisette” is uncommon French (frequency #73,006 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,006
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vêtement qui se portait sur la chemise, en particulier quand elle devenait sale, pour économiser un lavage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chemisette · chemisette · French

chemisette · rank #73,006 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,006
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chauffards

Nearest frequency peer: chauffards (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « chemisette »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « chemisette » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chemisette
PropertyValue
Headwordchemisette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃ(ə).mi.zɛt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chemisette » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chemisettetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « chauffards » (#73,005), « chemtrails » (#73,007), « charming » (#73,004). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chemisette » est au #73,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chemisette is uncommon French at frequency #73,006 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃ(ə).mi.zɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chemisette, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chemisette, spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vêtement qui se portait sur la chemise, en particulier quand elle devenait sale, pour économiser un lavage.
  2. 2
    Sorte de corsage ou de guimpe que portent les femmes et les jeunes filles.
  3. 3
    Chemise à manches courtes.
  4. 4
    Vêtement ou sous-vêtement sans col ni manches.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On en voit qui, dans les salons, passent leur vie à regarder la dentelle de leurs chemisettes et à remettre en place les épaulettes de leurs robes, ou bien à faire jouer les brillants de leur prunelle en contemplant les corniches.
  2. L’enfant s’assit patiemment. Là était le petit fauteuil d’osier, marqué de son corps, et le tabouret qu’elle aimait, et la petite glace plus chérie parce qu’elle était cassée, et la dernière chemisette qu’elle avait cousue, la chemisette « qui s’appelait Monelle », dressée, un peu gonflée, attendant sa maîtresse.

Synonyms

débardeurfinettemarceltopcamisolesinglet

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chemisette"?
"chemisette" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃ(ə).mi.zɛt\.
What does "chemisette" mean?
As a noun, "chemisette" means: Vêtement qui se portait sur la chemise, en particulier quand elle devenait sale, pour économiser un lavage.
How do you pronounce "chemisette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chemisette" is \ʃ(ə).mi.zɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chemisette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chauffards#73,005chemtrails#73,007changerons#73,001chérissent#73,011

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list