chantante
\ʃɑ̃.tɑ̃t\
The verdict
“chantante” is uncommon French (frequency #68,899 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,899
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de chantant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chantante |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃɑ̃.tɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chantante” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chantante is uncommon French at frequency #68,899 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃɑ̃.tɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de chantant.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chantante in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chantante, spelled C-H-A-N-T-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Féminin singulier de chantant.
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.
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Using “chantante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-N-T-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃɑ̃.tɑ̃t\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.