dame des pensées

\dam də pɑ̃.se\

/\dam də pɑ̃.se\/ noun

The verdict

“dame des pensées” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une personne ou encore, plus souvent, intégrant un adjectif possessif) Dans l'univers chevaleresque, femme dont le chevalier est éperdument épris et pour qui...

Key facts for dame des pensées
PropertyValue
Headworddame des pensées
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dam də pɑ̃.se\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dame des pensées” sits in French frequency

dame des pensées falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dame des pensées is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dam də pɑ̃.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dame des pensées in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dame des pensées, spelled D-A-M-E- -D-E-S- -P-E-N-S-É-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une personne ou encore, plus souvent, intégrant un adjectif possessif) Dans l'univers chevaleresque, femme dont le chevalier est éperdument épris et pour qui il affronte le danger.
  2. 2
    (Suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une personne ou encore, plus souvent, intégrant un adjectif possessif) Façon poétique de désigner la personne dont un homme est amoureux.

Synonyms

dulcinéeélue de son cœur

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dame des pensées"?
"dame des pensées" is spelled D-A-M-E- -D-E-S- -P-E-N-S-É-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dam də pɑ̃.se\.
What does "dame des pensées" mean?
As a noun, "dame des pensées" means: (Suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une personne ou encore, plus souvent, intégrant un adjectif possessif) Dans l'univers chevaleresque, femme dont le chevalier est éperdument épris et pour qui...
How do you pronounce "dame des pensées"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dame des pensées" is \dam də pɑ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dame des pensées" come from?
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Using “dame des pensées”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-A-M-E- -D-E-S- -P-E-N-S-É-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dam də pɑ̃.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list