homme de ménage
\ɔm də me.naʒ\
The verdict
“homme de ménage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme qui nettoie des locaux contre rémunération.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homme de ménage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔm də me.naʒ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “homme de ménage” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
homme de ménage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔm də me.naʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homme qui nettoie des locaux contre rémunération.".
homme de ménage has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is homme de ménage, spelled H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -M-É-N-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Homme qui nettoie des locaux contre rémunération.
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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 “homme de ménage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -M-É-N-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔm də me.naʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.