chasseur
/ʃæˈsɝ/noun
chasseur is spelled C-H-A-S-S-E-U-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chasseur means “A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chasseur is chasseurs.
How many letters and syllables are in chasseur?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-S-S-E-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chasseur?
Chasseur appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 chasseur?
- UK /ʃæˈsɜː/
- US /ʃæˈsɝ/
Chasseur has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chasseur.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chasseur?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chasseur from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chasseur
- chasseurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chasseur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
- 2
A servant or attendant.
- 3
A hotel messenger, especially in France.
- 4
A hunter or huntsman.
- 5
A dish of meat cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chasseur come from?
Borrowed from French chasseur. Doublet of chaser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).