dame de compagnie
\dam də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\
The verdict
“dame de compagnie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quasi-synonyme de demoiselle de compagnie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dame de compagnie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dam də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dame de compagnie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dame de compagnie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dam də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quasi-synonyme de demoiselle de compagnie.".
dame de compagnie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dame de compagnie, spelled D-A-M-E- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-A-G-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Quasi-synonyme de demoiselle de compagnie.
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 “dame de compagnie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-A-M-E- -D-E- -C-O-M-P-A-G-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dam də kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\ (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.