chanceler
\ʃɑ̃.s(ə.)le\
The verdict
“chanceler” 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) - Être peu ferme sur ses pieds ; pencher de côté et d’autre, comme si on allait tomber.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chanceler · chanceler · French
chanceler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | chanceler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʃɑ̃.s(ə.)le\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
chanceler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃɑ̃.s(ə.)le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
chanceler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chanceler, spelled C-H-A-N-C-E-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Être peu ferme sur ses pieds ; pencher de côté et d’autre, comme si on allait tomber.
- 2Ne pas être ferme ; vaciller.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chanceler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quand Victor eut fermé la porte, la marquise tomba sur un siège ; ses jambes chancelèrent, elle fondit en larmes.
Bon Dieu de bon Dieu ! Une sueur froide le fit chanceler sur ses jambes flageolantes comme si elles eussent été bourrées de coton.
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.