cahier des charges

noun

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The verdict

“cahier des charges” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Document visant à définir exhaustivement les spécifications de base d’un produit ou d’un service à réaliser.

Key facts for cahier des charges
PropertyValue
Headwordcahier des charges
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cahier des charges” sits in French frequency

cahier des charges falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cahier des charges is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cahier des charges has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cahier des charges, spelled C-A-H-I-E-R- -D-E-S- -C-H-A-R-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Document visant à définir exhaustivement les spécifications de base d’un produit ou d’un service à réaliser.
  2. 2
    Liste des conditions et des clauses régissant un ou plusieurs lotissements, sa vente, sa location ou ses travaux.

This word in other languages

specs(English)Pflichtenheft(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cahier des charges"?
"cahier des charges" is spelled C-A-H-I-E-R- -D-E-S- -C-H-A-R-G-E-S.
What does "cahier des charges" mean?
As a noun, "cahier des charges" means: Document visant à définir exhaustivement les spécifications de base d’un produit ou d’un service à réaliser.
What language does "cahier des charges" come from?
"cahier des charges" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cahier des charges”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-H-I-E-R- -D-E-S- -C-H-A-R-G-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list