vache laitière
\vaʃ lɛ.tjɛʁ\
The verdict
“vache laitière” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vache spécialisée en production laitière.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vache laitière |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vaʃ lɛ.tjɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vache laitière” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vache laitière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vaʃ lɛ.tjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vache laitière doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vache laitière, spelled V-A-C-H-E- -L-A-I-T-I-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Vache spécialisée en production laitière.
- 2Fille ou femme à gros seins.
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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.
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Using “vache laitière”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-A-C-H-E- -L-A-I-T-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vaʃ lɛ.tjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.