pain au chocolat
/ˌpan əʊ ˈʃɒkəlɑː/
"pain-au-chocolat" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pain au chocolat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A French snack consisting of a pastry, normally similar to a croissant, with chocolate inside.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pain au chocolat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpan əʊ ˈʃɒkəlɑː/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pain au chocolat” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pain au chocolat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpan əʊ ˈʃɒkəlɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A French snack consisting of a pastry, normally similar to a croissant, with chocolate inside.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pain au chocolat, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French pain au chocolat (literally “chocolate bread”). The correct English form is pain au chocolat, spelled P-A-I-N- -A-U- -C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T.
Definition
- 1A French snack consisting of a pastry, normally similar to a croissant, with chocolate inside.
Etymology
Borrowed from French pain au chocolat (literally “chocolate bread”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pain au chocolat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-I-N- -A-U- -C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpan əʊ ˈʃɒkəlɑː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.