herbe aux charpentiers
\ɛʁ.b‿o ʃaʁ.pɑ̃.tje\
The verdict
“herbe aux charpentiers” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Achillea millefolium ^([1]), l'achillée millefeuille.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herbe aux charpentiers |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛʁ.b‿o ʃaʁ.pɑ̃.tje\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herbe aux charpentiers” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
herbe aux charpentiers is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ.b‿o ʃaʁ.pɑ̃.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for herbe aux charpentiers in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is herbe aux charpentiers, spelled H-E-R-B-E- -A-U-X- -C-H-A-R-P-E-N-T-I-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Achillea millefolium ^([1]), l'achillée millefeuille.
- 2Sanicula europaea ^([1]), la sanicle.
- 3Sedum telephium ^([1]), l'orpin reprise.
- 4Symphytum officinale ^([1]), la consoude officinale.
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.
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Using “herbe aux charpentiers”
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- The one correct French spelling is H-E-R-B-E- -A-U-X- -C-H-A-R-P-E-N-T-I-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.