Chalet

[ʃaˈleː]

/[ʃaˈleː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chalet” is uncommon German (frequency #75,491 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,491
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Gebirge befindliche Hütte; landwirtschaftliches Gebäude auf einer Alm

Corpus desk

Index DE-chalet · Chalet · German

Chalet · rank #75,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,491
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cardigan

Nearest frequency peer: Cardigan (-4 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Chalet“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Chalet“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chalet
PropertyValue
HeadwordChalet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaˈleː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chalet“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chaletfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Cardigan“ (#75,487), „Chefredakteure“ (#75,495), „Camcorder“ (#75,486). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chalet“ bei #75,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chalet is uncommon German at frequency #75,491 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaˈleː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chalet, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Chalet, spelled C-H-A-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Gebirge befindliche Hütte; landwirtschaftliches Gebäude auf einer Alm
  2. 2
    meist aus Holz gebautes (einfaches) Ferienhaus, Landhaus, Ferienwohnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Chalet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Über dem Chalet hing dichter Nebel.
  2. Das Chalet lag verborgen in einem dichten Nebel.

Synonyms

AlmhütteBerghütteSchweizerhausSennhütteSchweizerhaus

This word in other languages

chalet(English)chalet(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chalet"?
"Chalet" is spelled C-H-A-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaˈleː].
What does "Chalet" mean?
As a noun, "Chalet" means: im Gebirge befindliche Hütte; landwirtschaftliches Gebäude auf einer Alm
How do you pronounce "Chalet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chalet" is [ʃaˈleː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chalet" come from?
"Chalet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chalet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Burgau#75,485Bruchs#75,481Cohens#75,501Coupés#75,510

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list