chapeau claque
\ʃa.po klak\
The verdict
“chapeau claque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chapeau haut-de-forme qui peut s’aplatir. Peut également désigner un bicorne ayant cette même fonctionnalité.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chapeau claque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa.po klak\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chapeau claque” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chapeau claque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.po klak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chapeau haut-de-forme qui peut s’aplatir. Peut également désigner un bicorne ayant cette même fonctionnalité.".
chapeau claque has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chapeau claque, spelled C-H-A-P-E-A-U- -C-L-A-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Chapeau haut-de-forme qui peut s’aplatir. Peut également désigner un bicorne ayant cette même fonctionnalité.
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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.
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Using “chapeau claque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-P-E-A-U- -C-L-A-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃa.po klak\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.