chafouiner

\ʃa.fwi.ne\

/\ʃa.fwi.ne\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Limer quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chafouiner · chafouiner · French

chafouiner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for chafouiner
PropertyValue
Headwordchafouiner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃa.fwi.ne\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chafouiner » en français

chafouinerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chafouiner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃa.fwi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

chafouiner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chafouiner, spelled C-H-A-F-O-U-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Limer quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Embêter quelqu’un.
  3. 3
    Fouiller, farfouiller.
  4. 4
    Faire la cour à une personne dans le but d’obtenir ses faveurs amoureuses.
  5. 5
    Avoir une relation sexuelle consentie.
  6. 6
    Se friper, se plisser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chafouiner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Camille n'arrête de pas de me chafouiner ! il faut que cela s'arrête !
  2. La maladie grise chercha quelque chose à se mettre sous l’incisive pour demeurer dans l’enveloppe de la mano. Elle chafouina dans tous les recoins du corps de siffleuse de la mano, alla jusqu’aux doigts pour y trouver — faute de mieux - quelque chose à infecter-gangréner.

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 "chafouiner"?
"chafouiner" is spelled C-H-A-F-O-U-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.fwi.ne\.
What does "chafouiner" mean?
As a verb, "chafouiner" means: Limer quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "chafouiner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chafouiner" is \ʃa.fwi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chafouiner" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list