chaise longue
\ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“chaise longue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meuble entre siège et lit où l’on peut s'asseoir ou s'allonger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chaise-longue · chaise longue · French
chaise longue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | chaise longue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chaise longue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chaise longue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Meuble entre siège et lit où l’on peut s'asseoir ou s'allonger.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chaise longue in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chaise longue, spelled C-H-A-I-S-E- -L-O-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Meuble entre siège et lit où l’on peut s'asseoir ou s'allonger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chaise longue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les deux pièces n’en faisaient qu’une, ou du moins le boudoir n’était guère que le seuil de la chambre, une grande alcôve, garnie de chaises longues.
Nous nous allongeons côte à côte dans des chaises longues qui mériteraient d’être repeintes.
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.