chandelier

\ʃɑ̃.də.lje\

/\ʃɑ̃.də.lje\/ noun

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The verdict

“chandelier” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,301
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ustensile servant de support à des chandelles ou à des bougies.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chandelier · chandelier · French

chandelier · rank #36,301 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,301
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chambon

Nearest frequency peer: Chambon (-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 « chandelier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chandelier » 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).

chandelier vs chandler
80% similar
chandelier vs chandelle
80% similar
chandelier vs chapelier
80% similar

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

Key facts for chandelier
PropertyValue
Headwordchandelier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.də.lje\
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,301
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chandelier »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chandelierse 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 « Chambon » (#36,300), « chais » (#36,299), « chausse » (#36,303). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chandelier » est au #36,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around chandelier (IPA \ʃɑ̃.də.lje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,301 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for chandelier, with forms such as "cahndelier", "cchandelier", and "chadnelier". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "chandler", "chandelle", "chapelier", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chandelier, spelled C-H-A-N-D-E-L-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ustensile servant de support à des chandelles ou à des bougies.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne sur qui deux amoureux illicites font porter les soupçons pour ne pas être inquiétés. Syn. : paravent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’homme revint vers la porte, semblant pressé de refouler ces intrus trop curieux, et dédaigneux de ses richesses : des adonis marmoréens, des chandeliers, des meubles.
  2. Deux bougies de cire jaune se répandaient en nappe sur les chandeliers de cuivre et chauffaient encore l'atmosphère de leur vapeur épaisse.

This word in other languages

candelabra(English)candelabro(Español)Leuchter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahndelier
  • cchandelier
  • chadnelier
  • chanddelier
  • chandeiler
  • chandeleir
  • chandelierr
  • chandelire
  • chandellier
  • chandleier
  • chanedlier
  • channdelier
  • chhandelier
  • chnadelier
  • hcandelier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahndelier2cchandelier1chadnelier2chanddelier1chandeiler2chandeleir2chandelierr1chandelire2
Edit distance from "chandelier"

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 "chandelier"?
"chandelier" is spelled C-H-A-N-D-E-L-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.də.lje\.
What does "chandelier" mean?
As a noun, "chandelier" means: Ustensile servant de support à des chandelles ou à des bougies.
What words are commonly confused with "chandelier"?
"chandelier" is commonly confused with "chandler", "chandelle", "chapelier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chandelier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chandelier" is \ʃɑ̃.də.lje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chandelier" come from?
"chandelier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chevauchée#36,305cinquièmes#36,308cannibales#36,291commentées#36,317

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

compostage15 variantsconfirmera15 variantsconnections15 variantsconservait15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list