chère sœur
\ʃɛʁ sœʁ\
The verdict
“chère sœur” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Religieuse, membre féminine du clergé catholique
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chère sœur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɛʁ sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chère sœur” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for chère sœur is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃɛʁ sœʁ\. 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: "Religieuse, membre féminine du clergé catholique".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chère sœur in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chère sœur, spelled C-H-È-R-E- -S-Œ-U-R.
Definition
- 1Religieuse, membre féminine du clergé catholique
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.
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Using “chère sœur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-È-R-E- -S-Œ-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃɛʁ sœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.