femme de la rue

\fam də la ʁy\

/\fam də la ʁy\/ noun

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The verdict

“femme de la rue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Toute femme que l’on peut croiser n’importe où. Femme quelconque.

Key facts for femme de la rue
PropertyValue
Headwordfemme de la rue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fam də la ʁy\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “femme de la rue” sits in French frequency

femme de la rue 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 la rue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fam də la ʁy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toute femme que l’on peut croiser n’importe où. Femme quelconque.".

Zero misspellings are on record for femme de la rue in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 femme de la rue, spelled F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -L-A- -R-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toute femme que l’on peut croiser n’importe où. Femme quelconque.

Synonyms

citoyenne lambdaquidamequidane

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 la rue"?
"femme de la rue" is spelled F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -L-A- -R-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fam də la ʁy\.
What does "femme de la rue" mean?
As a noun, "femme de la rue" means: Toute femme que l’on peut croiser n’importe où. Femme quelconque.
How do you pronounce "femme de la rue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "femme de la rue" is \fam də la ʁy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "femme de la rue" come from?
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Using “femme de la rue”

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- -L-A- -R-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fam də la ʁy\ (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