gardien de ménagerie

\ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də me.naʒ.ʁi\

/\ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də me.naʒ.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Responsable de la garde des animaux, du gardiennage des installations, et de la surveillance du public, au sein des ménageries.

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Index FR-gardien-de-menagerie · gardien de ménagerie · French

gardien de ménagerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 gardien de ménagerie
PropertyValue
Headwordgardien de ménagerie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də me.naʒ.ʁi\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gardien de ménagerie » en français

gardien de ménageriereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gardien de ménagerie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də me.naʒ.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Responsable de la garde des animaux, du gardiennage des installations, et de la surveillance du public, au sein des ménageries.".

Zero misspellings are on record for gardien de ménagerie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is gardien de ménagerie, spelled G-A-R-D-I-E-N- -D-E- -M-É-N-A-G-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Responsable de la garde des animaux, du gardiennage des installations, et de la surveillance du public, au sein des ménageries.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Chef soigneur (40.000 par mois), soigneur d'animaux sauvages (30.000), gardien de ménagerie (28.000 avec quinze ans de service), agent de service (20.000). J'eus honte à l'idée de pousser devant moi, contre le loup, un gardien de ménagerie à 28.000.

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 "gardien de ménagerie"?
"gardien de ménagerie" is spelled G-A-R-D-I-E-N- -D-E- -M-É-N-A-G-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də me.naʒ.ʁi\.
What does "gardien de ménagerie" mean?
As a noun, "gardien de ménagerie" means: Responsable de la garde des animaux, du gardiennage des installations, et de la surveillance du public, au sein des ménageries.
How do you pronounce "gardien de ménagerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gardien de ménagerie" is \ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də me.naʒ.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list