chantier

\ʃɑ̃.tje\

/\ʃɑ̃.tje\/ noun

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The verdict

“chantier” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,825
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce de bois qui sert de support, d’étai.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

chantier vs chantre
75% similar
chantier vs charter
75% similar
chantier vs chapter
75% similar

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

Key facts for chantier
PropertyValue
Headwordchantier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.tje\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,825
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chantier” 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). chantier 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 12 spelling variants around chantier (IPA \ʃɑ̃.tje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,825 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for chantier, with forms such as "cahntier", "cchantier", and "chaniter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chantre", "charter", "chapter", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is chantier, spelled C-H-A-N-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce de bois qui sert de support, d’étai.
  2. 2
    Pièce de bois qui sert de support, d’étai.
  3. 3
    Lieu où l’on range, où l’on entasse des piles de gros bois, à brûler, de charpente ou de charronnage.
  4. 4
    Lieu où l’on travaille le bois ou la pierre afin de pouvoir les employer à un bâtiment.
  5. 5
    Lieu où l’on travaille le bois ou la pierre afin de pouvoir les employer à un bâtiment.
  6. 6
    Lieu où l’on travaille le bois ou la pierre afin de pouvoir les employer à un bâtiment.
  7. 7
    Lieu dans une mine où s’effectue l’extraction de matériaux.
  8. 8
    Lieu où s'effectue le travail des charbonniers.
  9. 9
    Travail.
  10. 10
    Désordre, bordel.
  11. 11
    Procédure judiciaire frauduleuse, construite de toutes pièces, ayant pour but de mettre en cause un innocent.

This word in other languages

lumber yard(English)cantera(Español)Lager(Deutsch)canteiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahntier
  • cchantier
  • chaniter
  • channtier
  • chanteir
  • chantierr
  • chantire
  • chanttier
  • chatnier
  • chhantier
  • chnatier
  • hcantier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chantier - 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.

cahntier2cchantier1chaniter2channtier1chanteir2chantierr1chantire2chanttier1
Edit distance from "chantier"

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 "chantier"?
"chantier" is spelled C-H-A-N-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.tje\.
What does "chantier" mean?
As a noun, "chantier" means: Pièce de bois qui sert de support, d’étai.
What words are commonly confused with "chantier"?
"chantier" is commonly confused with "chantre", "charter", "chapter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chantier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chantier" is \ʃɑ̃.tje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chantier" come from?
"chantier" 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 “chantier”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-N-T-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɑ̃.tje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “chantre” - see the side-by-side comparison. chantier vs chantre
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list