chalouper
\ʃa.lu.pe\
The verdict
“chalouper” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marcher ou danser en se balançant latéralement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chalouper · chalouper · French
chalouper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | chalouper |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʃa.lu.pe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chalouper » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chalouper is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃa.lu.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marcher ou danser en se balançant latéralement.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chalouper in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 chalouper, spelled C-H-A-L-O-U-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1Marcher ou danser en se balançant latéralement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chalouper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un marin de nos côtes ne chaloupe pas en marchant. À terre, vous ne le distinguez pas d’un paysan. Si vous lui parlez du cap Horn, il s’esclaffe. Il ne comprend pas le mot bourlinguer. Vous voulez qu’il parte pour aller où ? Chercher quoi ?
Elles sont là, placées au premier rang pendant les défilés, […]. Toutes ces rédactrices brindezingues qui arrivent en chaloupant sur leurs talons...
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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.