chanklette
\ʃɑ̃.klɛt\
The verdict
“chanklette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tong ; sandale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chanklette · chanklette · French
chanklette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | chanklette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɑ̃.klɛt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chanklette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chanklette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ̃.klɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tong ; sandale.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chanklette in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chanklette, spelled C-H-A-N-K-L-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Tong ; sandale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chanklette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est vêtu d’un short, de tongs et d’un maillot de corps bleu (deux mots anglais pour trois vêtements, c’est beaucoup. J’aurais bien utilisé « chanklettes » pour les sandales, mais est-ce en usage en Ardèche ? En Belgique on disait des « slaches »).
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.