maison de plaisance

\mɛ.zɔ̃ də plɛ.zɑ̃s\

/\mɛ.zɔ̃ də plɛ.zɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terme générique qui désigne un bâtiment et son lieu, utilisés à des fins de loisirs ou de vacances.

Key facts for maison de plaisance
PropertyValue
Headwordmaison de plaisance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛ.zɔ̃ də plɛ.zɑ̃s\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maison de plaisance” sits in French frequency

maison de plaisance falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

maison de plaisance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.zɔ̃ də plɛ.zɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terme générique qui désigne un bâtiment et son lieu, utilisés à des fins de loisirs ou de vacances.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maison de plaisance, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 maison de plaisance, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -P-L-A-I-S-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terme générique qui désigne un bâtiment et son lieu, utilisés à des fins de loisirs ou de vacances.

Synonyms

folieplaisancerésidence occasionnellerésidence secondaire

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 "maison de plaisance"?
"maison de plaisance" is spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -P-L-A-I-S-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.zɔ̃ də plɛ.zɑ̃s\.
What does "maison de plaisance" mean?
As a noun, "maison de plaisance" means: Terme générique qui désigne un bâtiment et son lieu, utilisés à des fins de loisirs ou de vacances.
How do you pronounce "maison de plaisance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maison de plaisance" is \mɛ.zɔ̃ də plɛ.zɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maison de plaisance" come from?
"maison de plaisance" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “maison de plaisance”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -P-L-A-I-S-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛ.zɔ̃ də plɛ.zɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list