chenille
/ʃəˈniːl/noun
chenille is spelled C-H-E-N-I-L-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chenille means “An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chenille is chenilles.
How many letters and syllables are in chenille?
| Letters | 8: C-H-E-N-I-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 chenille?
Chenille appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 chenille?
- /ʃəˈniːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chenille.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chenille
- chenilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chenille mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chenille in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweater:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chenille |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chenille come from?
Borrowed from French chenille. Doublet of canicule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).