libre-service
\li.bʁ‿ə.sɛʁ.vis\
The verdict
“libre-service” 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) - Méthode de vente où les marchandises sont accessibles au client au lieu d’être disposées derrière un comptoir ou dans une vitrine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-libre-service · libre-service · French
libre-service · 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 "L" 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 | libre-service |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.bʁ‿ə.sɛʁ.vis\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « libre-service » en français
Rare enough to double-check
libre-service is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.bʁ‿ə.sɛʁ.vis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for libre-service in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is libre-service, spelled L-I-B-R-E---S-E-R-V-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Méthode de vente où les marchandises sont accessibles au client au lieu d’être disposées derrière un comptoir ou dans une vitrine.
- 2Magasin qui utilise cette méthode.
- 3Mise à disposition de services sans l'aide d’un employé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how libre-service appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une compétition s’établit entre GOULET-TURPIN et DOCKS DE FRANCE pour désigner le premier Français ouvrant un magasin en libre-service. C’est GOULET-TURPIN qui l’emporta à Paris au printemps 1948.
Le libre-service est habituel dans le commerce des marchandises de consommation quotidienne (dans 85 % des magasins) mais il y a quelques points de vente desservis par du personnel même dans les magasins en libre service aux rayons de la viande fraîche, du poisson, du pain frais, des fruits et légumes, etc.
This word in other languages
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.