fille de chambre
\fij də ʃɑ̃bʁ\
The verdict
“fille 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 September 3, 2026) - Camériste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fille-de-chambre · fille de chambre · French
fille de chambre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fille de chambre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fij də ʃɑ̃bʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fille de chambre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fille de chambre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fij də ʃɑ̃bʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Camériste.".
Zero misspellings are on record for fille de chambre in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fille de chambre, spelled F-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Camériste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fille de chambre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bien que Claudie fût plus spécialement fille de chambre, comme on dit au pays, ce n’était pas elle qui déshabillait, le soir, mademoiselle de Boussac.
Croyant que ce fût quelque fille de chambre qui entrât pour les besoins du service, Isabelle n’avait pas relevé ses longues paupières dont les cils, traversés du jour, ressemblaient à des fils d’or, et continuait dans une somnolence rêveuse à débiter machinalement ses rimes comme on égrène un chapelet, presque sans y penser.
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.