viole de gambe
\vjɔl də ɡɑ̃b\
The verdict
“viole de gambe” 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) - Luth à cordes frottées, tenu verticalement entre les jambes à la manière du violoncelle, mais à la touche garnie de frettes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | viole de gambe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vjɔl də ɡɑ̃b\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “viole de gambe” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
viole de gambe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vjɔl də ɡɑ̃b\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Luth à cordes frottées, tenu verticalement entre les jambes à la manière du violoncelle, mais à la touche garnie de frettes.".
No misspelling variants are generated for viole de gambe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is viole de gambe, spelled V-I-O-L-E- -D-E- -G-A-M-B-E.
Definition
- 1Luth à cordes frottées, tenu verticalement entre les jambes à la manière du violoncelle, mais à la touche garnie de frettes.
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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 “viole de gambe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-I-O-L-E- -D-E- -G-A-M-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vjɔl də ɡɑ̃b\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.