chinois
noun
chinois is spelled C-H-I-N-O-I-S: 7 letters. 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, chinois means “A fine-meshed conical strainer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chinois is chinoises.
How many letters and syllables are in chinois?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-N-O-I-S |
|---|---|
| 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 chinois?
Chinois 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).
Forms of chinois
- chinoises plural
- chinoise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chinois mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fine-meshed conical strainer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chinois in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fine-meshed conical strainer:
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 chinois come from?
Borrowed from French chinois. Doublet of Chinese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).