salle de recueillement

noun

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The verdict

“salle de recueillement” 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
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espace aménagé dans un lieu public, en particulier dans un hôpital, où l’on peut se retirer pour prier ou méditer en silence.

Key facts for salle de recueillement
PropertyValue
Headwordsalle de recueillement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salle de recueillement” sits in French frequency

salle de recueillement 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for salle de recueillement is 22 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for salle de recueillement, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is salle de recueillement, spelled S-A-L-L-E- -D-E- -R-E-C-U-E-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace aménagé dans un lieu public, en particulier dans un hôpital, où l’on peut se retirer pour prier ou méditer en silence.
  2. 2
    Lieu pour la tenue d'obsèques civiles ou d'obsèques qui peuvent être aussi bien civiles que religieuses

This word in other languages

Trauerhalle(Deutsch)

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 "salle de recueillement"?
"salle de recueillement" is spelled S-A-L-L-E- -D-E- -R-E-C-U-E-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.
What does "salle de recueillement" mean?
As a noun, "salle de recueillement" means: Espace aménagé dans un lieu public, en particulier dans un hôpital, où l’on peut se retirer pour prier ou méditer en silence.
What language does "salle de recueillement" come from?
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Using “salle de recueillement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-L-L-E- -D-E- -R-E-C-U-E-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list