femme de robe

\fam də ʁɔb\

/\fam də ʁɔb\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Magistrate de justice.

Key facts for femme de robe
PropertyValue
Headwordfemme de robe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fam də ʁɔb\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “femme de robe” sits in French frequency

femme de robe 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 robe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fam də ʁɔb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for femme de robe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is femme de robe, spelled F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -R-O-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Magistrate de justice.
  2. 2
    Avocate.
  3. 3
    Femme appartenant à la noblesse de robe.

Synonyms

femme de loi

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 robe"?
"femme de robe" is spelled F-E-M-M-E- -D-E- -R-O-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fam də ʁɔb\.
What does "femme de robe" mean?
As a noun, "femme de robe" means: Magistrate de justice.
How do you pronounce "femme de robe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "femme de robe" is \fam də ʁɔb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "femme de robe" come from?
"femme de robe" 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 robe”

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- -R-O-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fam də ʁɔb\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list