chaise
/ʃeɪz/noun
chaise is spelled C-H-A-I-S-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chaise means “An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chaise is chaises.
How many letters and syllables are in chaise?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chaise?
Chaise appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chaise?
- /ʃeɪz/
Chaise has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chaise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chaise
- chaises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chaise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.
- 2
A chaise longue.
- 3
A post chaise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chaise come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French chaise. Doublet of cathedra and chair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).