castor du Chili

\kas.tɔʁ dy ʃi.li\

/\kas.tɔʁ dy ʃi.li\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Autre nom du ragondin (Myocastor coypus).

Key facts for castor du Chili
PropertyValue
Headwordcastor du Chili
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kas.tɔʁ dy ʃi.li\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “castor du Chili” sits in French frequency

castor du Chili 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

castor du Chili is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kas.tɔʁ dy ʃi.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom du ragondin (Myocastor coypus).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for castor du Chili in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is castor du Chili, spelled C-A-S-T-O-R- -D-U- -C-H-I-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autre nom du ragondin (Myocastor coypus).

Synonyms

castor des marais

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 "castor du Chili"?
"castor du Chili" is spelled C-A-S-T-O-R- -D-U- -C-H-I-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is \kas.tɔʁ dy ʃi.li\.
What does "castor du Chili" mean?
As a noun, "castor du Chili" means: Autre nom du ragondin (Myocastor coypus).
How do you pronounce "castor du Chili"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "castor du Chili" is \kas.tɔʁ dy ʃi.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "castor du Chili" come from?
"castor du Chili" 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 “castor du Chili”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-S-T-O-R- -D-U- -C-H-I-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kas.tɔʁ dy ʃi.li\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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