chère sœur
\ʃɛʁ sœʁ\
The verdict
“chère sœur” 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) - Religieuse, membre féminine du clergé catholique
Corpus desk
Index FR-chere-s-ur · chère sœur · French
chère sœur · 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 | chère sœur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɛʁ sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
chère sœur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛʁ sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chère sœur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Après la messe, on est allé dire bonjour aux chères sœurs.
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.