rez-de-chaussée
\ʁed.ʃo.se\
The verdict
“rez-de-chaussée” 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) - Niveau du terrain.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rez-de-chaussée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁed.ʃo.se\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rez-de-chaussée” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for rez-de-chaussée is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁed.ʃo.se\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rez-de-chaussée, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rez-de-chaussée, spelled R-E-Z---D-E---C-H-A-U-S-S-É-E.
Definition
- 1Niveau du terrain.
- 2Étage d’un bâtiment, au niveau du terrain.
- 3Feuilleton, article imprimé en bas de page.
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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.
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Using “rez-de-chaussée”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-E-Z---D-E---C-H-A-U-S-S-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁed.ʃo.se\ (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.