chaille

\ʃaj\

/\ʃaj\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pierre cassée en menus morceaux pour couvrir les routes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chaille · chaille · French

chaille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 chaille
PropertyValue
Headwordchaille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃaj\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chaille » en français

chaillereste 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

chaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃaj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for chaille in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 chaille, spelled C-H-A-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pierre cassée en menus morceaux pour couvrir les routes.
  2. 2
    Rognons arrondis de calcaire siliceux, coupant, de distance en distance, des assises inférieures de marnes qui se trouvent à la base de l’étage supérieur du terrain jurassique, au-dessous du corallien.
  3. 3
    Terrain calcaire pierreux.
  4. 4
    Destination très lointaine.
  5. 5
    Dent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Outre ces trois morceaux de choix, on notera : […] ; pose du macadam, de la chaille propre à combler les trous, des autres bancs, publics ceux-là, dans la ville et ses alentours.
  2. Dans les endroits où les plateaux bajociens sont recouverts par des lambeaux de chailles oxfordiennes, le cortège de la Hêtraie mixte s'enrichit de quelques espèces silicicoles […].

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chaille"?
"chaille" is spelled C-H-A-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃaj\.
What does "chaille" mean?
As a noun, "chaille" means: Pierre cassée en menus morceaux pour couvrir les routes.
How do you pronounce "chaille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaille" is \ʃaj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaille" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list