chauffer
/ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/noun
chauffer is spelled C-H-A-U-F-F-E-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, chauffer means “A small, portable stove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chauffer is chauffers.
How many letters and syllables are in chauffer?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-U-F-F-E-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 |
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 chauffer?
Chauffer 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 chauffer?
- UK /ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/
Chauffer has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chauffer
- chauffers plural
- choffer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chauffer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small, portable stove.
- 2
A chafing dish.
- 3
A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chauffer come from?
Compare French chauffoir, a kind of stove, from chauffer (“to heat”). See chafe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).