chalet
/ˈʃæleɪ/noun
chalet is spelled C-H-A-L-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chalet means “An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chalet is chalets or châlets.
How many letters and syllables are in chalet?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 chalet?
Chalet appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 chalet?
- /ˈʃæleɪ/
Chalet has 2 syllables (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: En-us-chalet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chalet
- chalets plural
- châlet
- châlets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chalet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
- 2
A recreational lodge or small house within the grounds of a resort or country club dedicated to the uniformed services, used for events, staycations and other social gatherings.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of chalet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chalet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of wooden house:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chalet come from?
Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).