maison de repos
\mɛ.zɔ̃ də ʁə.po\
The verdict
“maison de repos” 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 September 3, 2026) - Établissement dont la fonction est d’accueillir et loger pendant un certain temps les personnes ayant besoin de repos pour des raisons médicales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maison-de-repos · maison de repos · French
maison de repos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | maison de repos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛ.zɔ̃ də ʁə.po\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maison de repos » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maison de repos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.zɔ̃ də ʁə.po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
maison de repos has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is maison de repos, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -R-E-P-O-S.
Definition
- 1Établissement dont la fonction est d’accueillir et loger pendant un certain temps les personnes ayant besoin de repos pour des raisons médicales.
- 2Établissement public ou privé, où l’on reçoit les personnes âgées ou retraités.
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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.