rombière

\ʁɔ̃.bjɛʁ\

/\ʁɔ̃.bjɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme mûre, expansive et joviale, sûre d’elle mais ennuyeuse et inutile, donnant son avis sur tout.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rombiere · rombière · French

rombière · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for rombière
PropertyValue
Headwordrombière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔ̃.bjɛʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rombière » en français

rombièrereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rombière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɔ̃.bjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme mûre, expansive et joviale, sûre d’elle mais ennuyeuse et inutile, donnant son avis sur tout.".

rombière has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rombière, spelled R-O-M-B-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme mûre, expansive et joviale, sûre d’elle mais ennuyeuse et inutile, donnant son avis sur tout.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rombière appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [Une nièce de Mme de Guermantes] J’entendis le concierge d’un restaurant où j’allais quelquefois, dire sur son passage: « Regarde-moi cette vieille rombière, quelle touche ! Et ça a au moins quatre-vingts ans » […] On les aurait fait tordre en leur disant qu’elle était plus distinguée que l’une des deux caissières de l’hôtel, qui, rongée d’eczéma, ridicul…
  2. Surtout qu’t’as dégoté une rombière qu’a plutôt de la bouteille, hein ?! Et puis faut qu’elle t’en foute plein la vue avec ses diam’s et son chauffeur, non, ça.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "rombière"?
"rombière" is spelled R-O-M-B-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ̃.bjɛʁ\.
What does "rombière" mean?
As a noun, "rombière" means: Femme mûre, expansive et joviale, sûre d’elle mais ennuyeuse et inutile, donnant son avis sur tout.
How do you pronounce "rombière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rombière" is \ʁɔ̃.bjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rombière" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list