dabesse
\da.bɛs\
The verdict
“dabesse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dabesse · dabesse · French
dabesse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dabesse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \da.bɛs\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dabesse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dabesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \da.bɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mère.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dabesse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dabesse, spelled D-A-B-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Mère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dabesse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans la langue parlée moderne (surtout dans l’argot de Paris), le suffixe -esse a pris une assez grande extension. Voici quelques exemples de formation récente et toute populaire : Bougre — bougresse ; chef — chefesse (de rayon) ; clown — clownesse (Huysmans, Là-bas, p. 104) ; dab, dabe — dabesse ; faraud — faraudesse ; gonce — gonzesse ; grèle — grelesse…
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.