table de chevet
\tabl də ʃə.vɛ\
The verdict
“table de chevet” 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 May 6, 2026) - Table placée à la tête du lit, sur laquelle peuvent être posés entre autres un livre de chevet et une lampe de chevet.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | table de chevet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tabl də ʃə.vɛ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “table de chevet” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
table de chevet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tabl də ʃə.vɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Table placée à la tête du lit, sur laquelle peuvent être posés entre autres un livre de chevet et une lampe de chevet.".
No misspelling variants are generated for table de chevet in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 table de chevet, spelled T-A-B-L-E- -D-E- -C-H-E-V-E-T.
Definition
- 1Table placée à la tête du lit, sur laquelle peuvent être posés entre autres un livre de chevet et une lampe de chevet.
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.
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Using “table de chevet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-B-L-E- -D-E- -C-H-E-V-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.