femme de robe

\fam də ʁɔb\

/\fam də ʁɔb\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Magistrate de justice.

Corpus desk

Index FR-femme-de-robe · femme de robe · French

femme de robe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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 femme de robe
PropertyValue
Headwordfemme de robe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fam də ʁɔb\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « femme de robe » en français

femme de roben'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La femme de robe de poursuivre : « S’agissant d’un risque de passage à des actes plus graves, l’expert psychiatre dit “Faites attention”, pas “Ne le laissez pas sortir”.

Synonyms

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list