chalala
\ʃa.la.la\
The verdict
“chalala” 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) - Personne suivant une mode vestimentaire, populaire en particulier chez les jeunes Français dans les années 2000, mais aussi en Italie, privilégiant les jeans, moulants ou larges, délavés ou troués ...
Corpus desk
Index FR-chalala · chalala · French
chalala · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | chalala |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa.la.la\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chalala » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chalala is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.la.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne suivant une mode vestimentaire, populaire en particulier chez les jeunes Français dans les années 2000, mais aussi en Italie, privilégiant les jeans, moulants ou larges, délavés ou troués ...".
chalala doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chalala, spelled C-H-A-L-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Personne suivant une mode vestimentaire, populaire en particulier chez les jeunes Français dans les années 2000, mais aussi en Italie, privilégiant les jeans, moulants ou larges, délavés ou troués selon les modes du moment, les coiffures gominées, et les baskets.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chalala appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les chalalas sont en général des personnes plutôt jeunes qui se regroupent à partir de valeurs communes, telles que les fringues.
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.