de charme

\də ʃaʁm\

/\də ʃaʁm\/ adj

The verdict

“de charme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Charmant, charmeur, séduisant, en parlant d’une personne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-de-charme · de charme · French

de charme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for de charme
PropertyValue
Headwordde charme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\də ʃaʁm\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « de charme » en français

de charmesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

de charme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \də ʃaʁm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for de charme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists 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 de charme, spelled D-E- -C-H-A-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Charmant, charmeur, séduisant, en parlant d’une personne.
  2. 2
    Érotique, en parlant d’un média (site web, magazine…).
  3. 3
    Pornographique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how de charme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Voilà Janis, ma secrétaire de charme.
  2. Ma mère n’écoute que les disques de quelques chanteurs de charme.

Synonyms

érotiqueparisiende boulesde couillesde culpornopornographique

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 "de charme"?
"de charme" is spelled D-E- -C-H-A-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \də ʃaʁm\.
What does "de charme" mean?
As an adjective, "de charme" means: Charmant, charmeur, séduisant, en parlant d’une personne.
How do you pronounce "de charme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de charme" is \də ʃaʁm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "de charme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list