chaîne de caractères

\ʃɛn də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\

/\ʃɛn də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séquence de caractères codant une portion de texte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chaine-de-caracteres · chaîne de caractères · French

chaîne de caractères · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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 chaîne de caractères
PropertyValue
Headwordchaîne de caractères
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛn də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chaîne de caractères » en français

chaîne de caractèressiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chaîne de caractères is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛn də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Séquence de caractères codant une portion de texte.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for chaîne de caractères in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chaîne de caractères, spelled C-H-A-Î-N-E- -D-E- -C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Séquence de caractères codant une portion de texte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les chaînes de caractères sont usuellement délimitées par des guillemets « " » dans les langages de programmation.

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 "chaîne de caractères"?
"chaîne de caractères" is spelled C-H-A-Î-N-E- -D-E- -C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛn də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\.
What does "chaîne de caractères" mean?
As a noun, "chaîne de caractères" means: Séquence de caractères codant une portion de texte.
How do you pronounce "chaîne de caractères"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaîne de caractères" is \ʃɛn də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaîne de caractères" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list