chalach

\ʃa.laʃ\

/\ʃa.laʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“chalach” 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) - Bâtiment de construction légère, servant de logement provisoire aux gardiens de troupeaux, semblable à un chalet d’alpage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chalach · chalach · French

chalach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 chalach
PropertyValue
Headwordchalach
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.laʃ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chalach » en français

chalachn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chalach is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.laʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bâtiment de construction légère, servant de logement provisoire aux gardiens de troupeaux, semblable à un chalet d’alpage.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chalach in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chalach, spelled C-H-A-L-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bâtiment de construction légère, servant de logement provisoire aux gardiens de troupeaux, semblable à un chalet d’alpage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le soir, nous dételions les chevaux, nous nous réunissions au chalach et nous attendions que la cuisinière eût cuit la nourriture, mais Danïiar escaladait la « butte de sentinelle » et y demeurait jusqu’à la nuit tombée.

Synonyms

chaletchalet d’alpageAlmhütteAlphütte

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 "chalach"?
"chalach" is spelled C-H-A-L-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.laʃ\.
What does "chalach" mean?
As a noun, "chalach" means: Bâtiment de construction légère, servant de logement provisoire aux gardiens de troupeaux, semblable à un chalet d’alpage.
How do you pronounce "chalach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chalach" is \ʃa.laʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chalach" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list