salle d’attente
\sal d‿a.tɑ̃t\
The verdict
“salle d’attente” 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) - Local d’une gare, où l’on attend le train.
Corpus desk
Index FR-salle-d-attente · salle d’attente · French
salle d’attente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | salle d’attente |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sal d‿a.tɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « salle d’attente » en français
Rare enough to double-check
salle d’attente is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sal d‿a.tɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for salle d’attente in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is salle d’attente, spelled S-A-L-L-E- -D-’-A-T-T-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Local d’une gare, où l’on attend le train.
- 2Lieu où l’on attend son tour, dans un service public, chez un médecin, etc.
- 3Dans une futaie irrégulière, ensemble des semis et jeunes arbres disponibles pour initier une régénération localisée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how salle d’attente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À mon arrivée à Châlons, la gare et les salles d’attente, les cours, les hangars, étaient remplis d’éclopés et de blessés couchés par terre, étendus sur des bancs, s’appuyant aux murs.
S’il y a, pour les femmes qui voyagent seules, des compartiments spéciaux, il n’y a pas dans les stations des salles d’attente qui leur soient exclusivement réservées.
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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.