résidence universitaire

\ʁe.zi.dɑ̃.s‿y.ni.vɛʁ.si.tɛʁ\

/\ʁe.zi.dɑ̃.s‿y.ni.vɛʁ.si.tɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Logements pour les étudiants de niveau universitaire, administrés par l’université.

Key facts for résidence universitaire
PropertyValue
Headwordrésidence universitaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.zi.dɑ̃.s‿y.ni.vɛʁ.si.tɛʁ\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “résidence universitaire” sits in French frequency

résidence universitaire 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

résidence universitaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.zi.dɑ̃.s‿y.ni.vɛʁ.si.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Logements pour les étudiants de niveau universitaire, administrés par l’université.".

résidence universitaire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is résidence universitaire, spelled R-É-S-I-D-E-N-C-E- -U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Logements pour les étudiants de niveau universitaire, administrés par l’université.

Synonyms

résidence étudiante

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 "résidence universitaire"?
"résidence universitaire" is spelled R-É-S-I-D-E-N-C-E- -U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.zi.dɑ̃.s‿y.ni.vɛʁ.si.tɛʁ\.
What does "résidence universitaire" mean?
As a noun, "résidence universitaire" means: Logements pour les étudiants de niveau universitaire, administrés par l’université.
How do you pronounce "résidence universitaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "résidence universitaire" is \ʁe.zi.dɑ̃.s‿y.ni.vɛʁ.si.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "résidence universitaire" come from?
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Using “résidence universitaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-S-I-D-E-N-C-E- -U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.zi.dɑ̃.s‿y.ni.vɛʁ.si.tɛʁ\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list