rez-de-chaussée
\ʁed.ʃo.se\
The verdict
“rez-de-chaussée” 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) - Niveau du terrain.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rez-de-chaussee · rez-de-chaussée · French
rez-de-chaussée · 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 "R" 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 | 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) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rez-de-chaussée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁed.ʃo.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rez-de-chaussée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le mur n’était encore qu’au rez-de-chaussée, qu’à rez-de-chaussée.
En effet, sous la direction du caporal Joliffe, le grand salon du rez-de-chaussée s’était transformé.
Antonyms
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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.