chanvrière

\ʃɑ̃.vʁi.jɛʁ\

/\ʃɑ̃.vʁi.jɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“chanvrière” 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) - Champ où l’on fait pousser du chanvre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chanvriere · chanvrière · French

chanvrière · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for chanvrière
PropertyValue
Headwordchanvrière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.vʁi.jɛʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chanvrière » en français

chanvrièresiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chanvrière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ̃.vʁi.jɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Champ où l’on fait pousser du chanvre.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chanvrière, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chanvrière, spelled C-H-A-N-V-R-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Champ où l’on fait pousser du chanvre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Des brouillards fiévreux enveloppaient de petites métairies qu’on voyait de loin, perdues dans des chanvrières, sur le bord des canaux, et une humidité qui n’était plus celle de la mer me donnait le frisson, comme s’il eût fait très-froid.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chanvrière"?
"chanvrière" is spelled C-H-A-N-V-R-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.vʁi.jɛʁ\.
What does "chanvrière" mean?
As a noun, "chanvrière" means: Champ où l’on fait pousser du chanvre.
How do you pronounce "chanvrière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chanvrière" is \ʃɑ̃.vʁi.jɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chanvrière" come from?
"chanvrière" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list