Chambord
/ʃɒ̃ˈbɔː(ɹ)/
"chambord" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chambord” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A commune and town in Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chambord · Chambord · English
Chambord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chambord |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ʃɒ̃ˈbɔː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Chambord” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Chambord is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ʃɒ̃ˈbɔː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chambord, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Chambord, from Latin Camboricum. The correct English form is Chambord, spelled C-H-A-M-B-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1A commune and town in Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- 2The Castle of Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- 3A municipality of Quebec, Canada.
- 4A commune of Eure department, region of Normandy, France.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Chambord, from Latin Camboricum.
This word in other languages
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.