chapardeur
\ʃa.paʁ.dœʁ\
The verdict
“chapardeur” 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) - Celui qui va au fourrage, en maraude.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chapardeur · chapardeur · French
chapardeur · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chapardeur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa.paʁ.dœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chapardeur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chapardeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.paʁ.dœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for chapardeur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chapardeur, spelled C-H-A-P-A-R-D-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Celui qui va au fourrage, en maraude.
- 2Celui qui chaparde : petit voleur à la tire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chapardeur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quand il y avait une fête dans les environs, voilà qu’il y restait deux et trois jours, parti en bombance, scandalisant les gens sérieux par ses allures de chapardeur.
Il était extraordinairement chapardeur. Il ramenait chaque jour de son bureau toutes sortes de menus objets, des crayons, des cahiers, des enveloppes, des pots de colle, des timbres. Ces larcins n'avaient d'ailleurs à ses yeux pas une ombre d'importance et ne l'empêchaient pas de faire à ses enfants de somptueux discours sur le scrupule et la probité.
This word in other languages
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.