chaîne humaine

\ʃɛ.n‿y.mɛn\

/\ʃɛ.n‿y.mɛn\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grand nombre de personnes qui se tiennent par la main, dans le cadre d’une manifestation ou pour déplacer des objets de main en main.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chaine-humaine · chaîne humaine · French

chaîne humaine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 humaine
PropertyValue
Headwordchaîne humaine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛ.n‿y.mɛn\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chaîne humaine” sits in French frequency

chaîne humaine 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

chaîne humaine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛ.n‿y.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand nombre de personnes qui se tiennent par la main, dans le cadre d’une manifestation ou pour déplacer des objets de main en main.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for chaîne humaine in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chaîne humaine, spelled C-H-A-Î-N-E- -H-U-M-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grand nombre de personnes qui se tiennent par la main, dans le cadre d’une manifestation ou pour déplacer des objets de main en main.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chaîne humaine"?
"chaîne humaine" is spelled C-H-A-Î-N-E- -H-U-M-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛ.n‿y.mɛn\.
What does "chaîne humaine" mean?
As a noun, "chaîne humaine" means: Grand nombre de personnes qui se tiennent par la main, dans le cadre d’une manifestation ou pour déplacer des objets de main en main.
How do you pronounce "chaîne humaine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaîne humaine" is \ʃɛ.n‿y.mɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaîne humaine" come from?
"chaîne humaine" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.
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