chair

\ʃɛʁ\

/\ʃɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chair” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,410
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toutes les parties molles du corps humain et des animaux, et plus particulièrement la partie rouge des muscles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chair · chair · French

chair · rank #4,410 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,410
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH catastrophe

Nearest frequency peer: catastrophe (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chair »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chair » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chair vs Cir
40% similar
chair vs CHR
0% similar
chair vs cher
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chair
PropertyValue
Headwordchair
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,410
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chair »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chairse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « catastrophe » (#4,409), « cherchez » (#4,411), « cannes » (#4,408). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chair » est au #4,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around chair (IPA \ʃɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,410 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for chair, with forms such as "cahir", "cchair", and "chairr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cir", "CHR", "cher", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chair, spelled C-H-A-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toutes les parties molles du corps humain et des animaux, et plus particulièrement la partie rouge des muscles.
  2. 2
    Parties molles qu’on traverse avec l’instrument tranchant.
  3. 3
    Substance molle qu’on observe dans les solutions de continuité, formée principalement par les bourgeons vasculaires.
  4. 4
    La viande des animaux terrestres et des oiseaux, considérée comme aliment.
  5. 5
    Partie blanche ou rougeâtre, mais de nature musculeuse, que l’on mange dans les poissons.
  6. 6
    L’apparence, la peau, la carnation.
  7. 7
    Partie succulente de certains fruits, aussi appelée sarcocarpe.
  8. 8
    Être vivant, humain ou animal.
  9. 9
    Corps considéré en opposition à la nature spirituelle.
  10. 10
    Chez saint Paul, ensemble des pulsions éloignant de Dieu.
  11. 11
    Concupiscence charnelle.
  12. 12
    Corps senti du point de vue de la personne même.
  13. 13
    Côté de la peau opposé à celui où se trouve le poil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais je n’ai plus trouvé qu’un horrible mélange D’os et de chairs meurtris et traînés dans la fange, Des lambeaux pleins de sang, et des membres affreux Que des chiens dévorants se disputaient entre eux…
  2. Les graisses animales sont contenues dans tous les tissus et organes des animaux. […]. Le chyle et le lait en renferment aussi une quantité importante. Les chairs musculaires, par contre, en sont complètement dépourvues.

Synonyms

barbaquebidochecarneviande

This word in other languages

flesh(English)carne(Español)Fleisch(Deutsch)carne(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahir
  • cchair
  • chairr
  • chari
  • chhair
  • chiar
  • hcair

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chair - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahir2cchair1chairr1chari2chhair1chiar2hcair2
Edit distance from "chair"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chair"?
"chair" is spelled C-H-A-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛʁ\.
What does "chair" mean?
As a noun, "chair" means: Toutes les parties molles du corps humain et des animaux, et plus particulièrement la partie rouge des muscles.
What words are commonly confused with "chair"?
"chair" is commonly confused with "Cir", "CHR", "cher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chair"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chair" is \ʃɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chair" come from?
"chair" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chair", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anges#4,399élite#4,393parts#4,431trait#4,386

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cannes7 variantsprenne7 variantssœurs7 variantsserge7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list