chaille
\ʃaj\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃaj\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chaille » en français
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
- 1Pierre cassée en menus morceaux pour couvrir les routes.
- 2Rognons 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.
- 3Terrain calcaire pierreux.
- 4Destination très lointaine.
- 5Dent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.