femme de chambre

\fam də ʃɑ̃bʁ\

/\fam də ʃɑ̃bʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“femme de chambre” 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) - Employée d’un particulier ou d’un établissement hôtelier, chargée de refaire le lit et la chambre.

Key facts for femme de chambre
PropertyValue
Headwordfemme de chambre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fam də ʃɑ̃bʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “femme de chambre” sits in French frequency

femme de chambre 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

femme de chambre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fam də ʃɑ̃bʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Employée d’un particulier ou d’un établissement hôtelier, chargée de refaire le lit et la chambre.".

Zero misspellings are on record for femme de chambre in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is femme de chambre, spelled F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-M-B-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Employée d’un particulier ou d’un établissement hôtelier, chargée de refaire le lit et la chambre.

Synonyms

préposée aux chambres

This word in other languages

chambermaid(English)camarera(Español)

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 "femme de chambre"?
"femme de chambre" is spelled F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-M-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fam də ʃɑ̃bʁ\.
What does "femme de chambre" mean?
As a noun, "femme de chambre" means: Employée d’un particulier ou d’un établissement hôtelier, chargée de refaire le lit et la chambre.
How do you pronounce "femme de chambre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "femme de chambre" is \fam də ʃɑ̃bʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "femme de chambre" come from?
"femme de chambre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “femme de chambre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-M-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fam də ʃɑ̃bʁ\ (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