chapelain

\ʃa.plɛ̃\

/\ʃa.plɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chapelain” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,927. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,927
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prêtre qui dessert une chapelle privée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chapelain · chapelain · French

chapelain · rank #34,927 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,927
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chalumeau

Nearest frequency peer: chalumeau (-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 « chapelain »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chapelain » 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).

chapelain vs Chaplin
67% similar
chapelain vs châtelain
78% similar
chapelain vs Champlain
67% similar

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

Key facts for chapelain
PropertyValue
Headwordchapelain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.plɛ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,927
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chapelain »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chapelainse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chalumeau » (#34,926), « Charenton » (#34,928), « certifie » (#34,925). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chapelain » est au #34,927. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around chapelain (IPA \ʃa.plɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,927 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for chapelain, with forms such as "cahpelain", "cchapelain", and "chaeplain". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Chaplin", "châtelain", "Champlain", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chapelain, spelled C-H-A-P-E-L-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prêtre qui dessert une chapelle privée.
  2. 2
    Bénéficier titulaire d’une chapelle.
  3. 3
    Dans l’ancienne monarchie, prêtre officier du roi, dont la fonction était de dire la messe au roi, à la reine, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le chapelain du château apprendra au jeune garçon à écrire, à lire dans les livres religieux rédigés en latin, à compter et à dire ses prières.
  2. L’architecte montréalais A. Préfontaine choisit la pierre pour l’ensemble conventuel, sobre et dépouillé, comprenant un bâtiment d’accueil, une chapelle, deux maisons (jadis occupées par le chapelain et le sacristain) et le monastère comme tel, qui forme une cour carrée, dans la pure tradition médiévale.

This word in other languages

chaplain(English)capellán(Español)Kaplan(Deutsch)capelão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahpelain
  • cchapelain
  • chaeplain
  • chapealin
  • chapelainn
  • chapelani
  • chapelian
  • chapellain
  • chapleain
  • chappelain
  • chhapelain
  • chpaelain
  • hcapelain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chapelain - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahpelain2cchapelain1chaeplain2chapealin2chapelainn1chapelani2chapelian2chapellain1
Edit distance from "chapelain"

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 "chapelain"?
"chapelain" is spelled C-H-A-P-E-L-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.plɛ̃\.
What does "chapelain" mean?
As a noun, "chapelain" means: Prêtre qui dessert une chapelle privée.
What words are commonly confused with "chapelain"?
"chapelain" is commonly confused with "Chaplin", "châtelain", "Champlain". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chapelain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapelain" is \ʃa.plɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapelain" come from?
"chapelain" 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 "chapelain", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chalumeau#34,926Charenton#34,928Colomiers#34,942bâtonnets#34,911

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

chevrons13 variantscampings13 variantsconnecteur13 variantsaudacieuses13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list