chassepot
noun
chassepot is spelled C-H-A-S-S-E-P-O-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chassepot means “A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chassepot is chassepots.
How many letters and syllables are in chassepot?
| Letters | 9: C-H-A-S-S-E-P-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chassepot?
Chassepot appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
Forms of chassepot
- chassepots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chassepot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chassepot come from?
Surname of the French inventor, Antoine Alphonse Chassepot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).