sage-femme homme

\saʒ.fa.m‿ɔm\

/\saʒ.fa.m‿ɔm\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.

Key facts for sage-femme homme
PropertyValue
Headwordsage-femme homme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\saʒ.fa.m‿ɔm\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sage-femme homme” sits in French frequency

sage-femme homme 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

sage-femme homme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \saʒ.fa.m‿ɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homme qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sage-femme homme, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sage-femme homme, spelled S-A-G-E---F-E-M-M-E- -H-O-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.

Synonyms

accoucheurhomme sage-femmemaïeuticiensage-femmesage-homme

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 "sage-femme homme"?
"sage-femme homme" is spelled S-A-G-E---F-E-M-M-E- -H-O-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \saʒ.fa.m‿ɔm\.
What does "sage-femme homme" mean?
As a noun, "sage-femme homme" means: Homme qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.
How do you pronounce "sage-femme homme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sage-femme homme" is \saʒ.fa.m‿ɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sage-femme homme" come from?
"sage-femme homme" 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 “sage-femme homme”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-G-E---F-E-M-M-E- -H-O-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \saʒ.fa.m‿ɔm\ (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