chalutier

\ʃa.ly.tje\

/\ʃa.ly.tje\/ adj

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The verdict

“chalutier” is uncommon French (frequency #50,113 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,113
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui se fait au chalut.

Key facts for chalutier
PropertyValue
Headwordchalutier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃa.ly.tje\
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chalutier” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chalutier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chalutier is uncommon French at frequency #50,113 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃa.ly.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui se fait au chalut.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chalutier in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chalutier, spelled C-H-A-L-U-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se fait au chalut.

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 "chalutier"?
"chalutier" is spelled C-H-A-L-U-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.ly.tje\.
What does "chalutier" mean?
As an adjective, "chalutier" means: Qui se fait au chalut.
How do you pronounce "chalutier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chalutier" is \ʃa.ly.tje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chalutier" come from?
"chalutier" 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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Using “chalutier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-L-U-T-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃa.ly.tje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list