chantre

\ʃɑ̃tʁ\

/\ʃɑ̃tʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chantre” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,895
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui ou celle qui chante aux offices religieux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chantre · chantre · French

chantre · rank #24,895 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,895
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chandler

Nearest frequency peer: chandler (-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 « chantre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chantre » 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).

chantre vs contre
71% similar
chantre vs charte
71% similar
chantre vs chatte
71% similar

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

Key facts for chantre
PropertyValue
Headwordchantre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃tʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,895
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chantre »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chantrese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chandler » (#24,894), « chaperon » (#24,896), « chalets » (#24,893). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chantre » est au #24,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chantre (IPA \ʃɑ̃tʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,895 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chantre, with forms such as "cahntre", "cchantre", and "channtre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "contre", "charte", "chatte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 chantre, spelled C-H-A-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui ou celle qui chante aux offices religieux.
  2. 2
    Poète, principalement poète épique ou lyrique.
  3. 3
    Celui ou celle qui glorifie, loue quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quant à la procession en elle-même, outre le personnel d’un nombreux clergé, prêtres, chantres, porte-châsses, porte-bannières, etc., elle s’avançait précédée de deux tambours, avec une escorte de six hallebardiers et douze porte-torches.
  2. Au milieu d’eux, se trouvaient les chantres, en chapes de soie rouge, qui avaient commencé l’antienne, à pleine voix.

Synonyms

choristechanteurbardepoèterhapsodetroubadourtrouvère

This word in other languages

cantor(English)chantre(Español)Sänger(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahntre
  • cchantre
  • channtre
  • chanrte
  • chantrre
  • chanttre
  • chatnre
  • chhantre
  • chnatre
  • hcantre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahntre2cchantre1channtre1chanrte2chantrre1chanttre1chatnre2chhantre1
Edit distance from "chantre"

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 "chantre"?
"chantre" is spelled C-H-A-N-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃tʁ\.
What does "chantre" mean?
As a noun, "chantre" means: Celui ou celle qui chante aux offices religieux.
What words are commonly confused with "chantre"?
"chantre" is commonly confused with "contre", "charte", "chatte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chantre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chantre" is \ʃɑ̃tʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chantre" come from?
"chantre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chalets#24,893caisson#24,889cigares#24,904coiffer#24,908

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

chiffrer10 variantsbobines10 variantsbastide10 variantsalterne10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list