chancelière

\ʃɑ̃.sə.ljɛʁ\

/\ʃɑ̃.sə.ljɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chancelière” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,514
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dignitaire chargée de la garde du sceau et de l’administration d’un corps ou d’un ordre militaire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chancelière vs chandelier
73% similar
chancelière vs chandeliers
73% similar
chancelière vs chancellerie
75% similar

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

Key facts for chancelière
PropertyValue
Headwordchancelière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.sə.ljɛʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,514
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chancelière” 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). chancelière lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around chancelière (IPA \ʃɑ̃.sə.ljɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,514 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for chancelière, with forms such as "cahncelière", "cchancelière", and "chacnelière". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "chandelier", "chandeliers", "chancellerie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chancelière, spelled C-H-A-N-C-E-L-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dignitaire chargée de la garde du sceau et de l’administration d’un corps ou d’un ordre militaire.
  2. 2
    Titre ecclésiastique. Dans l’Église catholique, il est conféré à la responsable de la garde du sceau de l’évêque et de l’établissement et de la conservation des archives et de tous les actes du diocèse.
  3. 3
    Fonctionnaire assistant le consul ou la consule dans les questions administratives, et notamment qui appose le sceau sur les passeports et sur les pièces diplomatiques.
  4. 4
    Cheffe d’une université ou d’un autre établissement d’enseignement supérieur, dans certains pays et à certaines époques.
  5. 5
    Cheffe d’une université ou d’un autre établissement d’enseignement supérieur, dans certains pays et à certaines époques.
  6. 6
    Cheffe de l’administration du Conseil fédéral.
  7. 7
    Ministre des affaires étrangères dans certains pays d’Amérique latine.
  8. 8
    Cheffe du gouvernement en Allemagne et en Autriche.
  9. 9
    Épouse d’un chancelier.
  10. 10
    Petit meuble ou boîte, fourré à l’intérieur, qui sert à tenir les pieds chauds (il existe des versions modernes avec un chauffage électrique intégré).
  11. 11
    Variété de pêche rouge qui mûrit en septembre, attribuée à Pierre Séguier, chancelier de France.

Synonyms

rectrice

This word in other languages

chancellor(English)canciller(Español)Kanzlerin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahncelière
  • cchancelière
  • chacnelière
  • chanccelière
  • chanceilère
  • chanceliere
  • chancelirèe
  • chancelièer
  • chancelièrre
  • chancellière
  • chancelèire
  • chancleière
  • chaneclière
  • channcelière
  • chhancelière
  • chnacelière
  • hcancelière

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chancelière - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cahncelière2cchancelière1chacnelière2chanccelière1chanceilère2chanceliere1chancelirèe2chancelièer2
Edit distance from "chancelière"

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 "chancelière"?
"chancelière" is spelled C-H-A-N-C-E-L-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.sə.ljɛʁ\.
What does "chancelière" mean?
As a noun, "chancelière" means: Dignitaire chargée de la garde du sceau et de l’administration d’un corps ou d’un ordre militaire.
What words are commonly confused with "chancelière"?
"chancelière" is commonly confused with "chandelier", "chandeliers", "chancellerie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chancelière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chancelière" is \ʃɑ̃.sə.ljɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chancelière" come from?
"chancelière" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “chancelière”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-N-C-E-L-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɑ̃.sə.ljɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “chandelier” - see the side-by-side comparison. chancelière vs chandelier
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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