# chalet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃæleɪ/ · frequency rank #26,717

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”).

## Easily confused with
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chat)
- **Chet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chet)
- **chart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chart)
- **chase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chase)
- **Chile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chile)
- **chalk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chalk)
- **chant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chant)
- **chapel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chapel)
- **chased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chased)
- **Chanel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chanel)
- **Chavez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chavez)
- **chases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chases)
- **chaser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chaser)
- **Chaney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chaney)
- **claret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-claret)
- **chalky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chalky)
- **Charles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-charles)
- **Charley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-charley)
- **chalked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalet-vs-chalked)
- **Chae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-chalet)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cahlet`, `cchalet`, `chaelt`, `chalett`, `challet`, `chalte`, `chhalet`, `chlaet`, `hcalet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chalet