maison de santé

\mɛ.zɔ̃ d(ə) sɑ̃.te\

/\mɛ.zɔ̃ d(ə) sɑ̃.te\/ noun

The verdict

“maison de santé” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maison où l’on prend en pension des malades ou des valétudinaires pour les soigner.

Key facts for maison de santé
PropertyValue
Headwordmaison de santé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛ.zɔ̃ d(ə) sɑ̃.te\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maison de santé” sits in French frequency

maison de santé 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for maison de santé is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɛ.zɔ̃ d(ə) sɑ̃.te\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for maison de santé in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is maison de santé, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -S-A-N-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maison où l’on prend en pension des malades ou des valétudinaires pour les soigner.
  2. 2
    Établissement qui regroupe plusieurs professionnels de la santé.

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 santé"?
"maison de santé" is spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -S-A-N-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.zɔ̃ d(ə) sɑ̃.te\.
What does "maison de santé" mean?
As a noun, "maison de santé" means: Maison où l’on prend en pension des malades ou des valétudinaires pour les soigner.
How do you pronounce "maison de santé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maison de santé" is \mɛ.zɔ̃ d(ə) sɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maison de santé" come from?
"maison de santé" 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 santé”

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- -S-A-N-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛ.zɔ̃ d(ə) sɑ̃.te\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list