chalumeau

\ʃa.ly.mo\

/\ʃa.ly.mo\/ noun

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The verdict

“chalumeau” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,926
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuyau de paille, de roseau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chalumeau · chalumeau · French

chalumeau · rank #34,926 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,926
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH certifie

Nearest frequency peer: certifie (-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 « chalumeau »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chalumeau » 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).

chalumeau vs chameau
78% similar
chalumeau vs Chauveau
67% similar

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

Key facts for chalumeau
PropertyValue
Headwordchalumeau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.ly.mo\
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,926
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chalumeau »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).chalumeause place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « certifie » (#34,925), « chapelain » (#34,927), « Charenton » (#34,928). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chalumeau » est au #34,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around chalumeau (IPA \ʃa.ly.mo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,926 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for chalumeau, with forms such as "cahlumeau", "cchalumeau", and "challumeau". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "chameau", "Chauveau", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chalumeau, spelled C-H-A-L-U-M-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tuyau de paille, de roseau.
  2. 2
    Paille utilisée pour aspirer un liquide.
  3. 3
    Tuyau utilisé pour souffler des bulles de savon.
  4. 4
    Sorte de flûte champêtre pour attirer les oiseaux.
  5. 5
    Tuyau ou tube en métal ou en verre.
  6. 6
    Tube en or servant à aspirer le contenu d’un calice.
  7. 7
    Dispositif terminé par un tuyau dans lequel est soufflé un gaz combustible produisant de la chaleur. → voir chalumeau oxyacétylénique, découper au chalumeau et chalumeau à plasma
  8. 8
    Tuyau mélodique de certains instruments à vent comme le biniou, la cornemuse, la musette … → voir jouer du chalumeau
  9. 9
    Instrument de musique pastorale qui n’était originairement qu’un roseau percé de plusieurs trous.
  10. 10
    Registre grave de la clarinette.
  11. 11
    Toute sorte de flûtes et d’instrument à vent qui composent une musique champêtre. → voir chalumeau champêtre et enfler ses chalumeaux
  12. 12
    Trachée-artère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ils brisaient mon sein oppressé en le frappant d'un chalumeau de paille, rompu en forme de fléau.
  2. […] Letizia prit sur son guéridon un verre qu’elle remplit d’excellent vin et un chalumeau. Ayant introduit le chalumeau dans le cercueil par un des trous et trempé l’autre bout dans le verre, elle dit : — Buvez tant que vous voudrez […]

Synonyms

pipeau

This word in other languages

blowtorch(English)soplete(Español)Schalmei(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahlumeau
  • cchalumeau
  • challumeau
  • chalmueau
  • chaluemau
  • chalumaeu
  • chalumeua
  • chalummeau
  • chaulmeau
  • chhalumeau
  • chlaumeau
  • hcalumeau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahlumeau2cchalumeau1challumeau1chalmueau2chaluemau2chalumaeu2chalumeua2chalummeau1
Edit distance from "chalumeau"

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 "chalumeau"?
"chalumeau" is spelled C-H-A-L-U-M-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.ly.mo\.
What does "chalumeau" mean?
As a noun, "chalumeau" means: Tuyau de paille, de roseau.
What words are commonly confused with "chalumeau"?
"chalumeau" is commonly confused with "chameau", "Chauveau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chalumeau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chalumeau" is \ʃa.ly.mo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chalumeau" come from?
"chalumeau" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chapelain#34,927Charenton#34,928bâtonnets#34,911Colomiers#34,942

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Béninois12 variantsbriefing12 variantsBourguiba12 variantscontrarie12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list