chapelet

\ʃa.plɛ\

/\ʃa.plɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chapelet” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,293
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couronne de roses, de fleurs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chapelet · chapelet · French

chapelet · rank #26,293 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,293
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chanceuse

Nearest frequency peer: chanceuse (-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 « chapelet »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chapelet » 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).

chapelet vs chapelle
75% similar
chapelet vs châtelet
75% similar
chapelet vs chapelles
78% similar

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

Key facts for chapelet
PropertyValue
Headwordchapelet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.plɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,293
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chapelet »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chapeletse 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 « chanceuse » (#26,292), « chassent » (#26,294), « catho » (#26,291). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chapelet » est au #26,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around chapelet (IPA \ʃa.plɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,293 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for chapelet, with forms such as "cahpelet", "cchapelet", and "chaeplet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "chapelle", "châtelet", "chapelles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chapelet, spelled C-H-A-P-E-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couronne de roses, de fleurs.
  2. 2
    Rosaire, collier de grains enfilés, sur lesquels les croyants comptent les prières qu’ils récitent.
  3. 3
    Succession de prières offertes.
  4. 4
    Suite d’objets attachés ensemble.
  5. 5
    Série ou suite d’éléments semblables considérés comme attachés ensemble.
  6. 6
    Baguette découpée et formant une suite de perles, d’olives ou de grains ronds.
  7. 7
    Machine qui sert à élever les eaux et qui est composée de plusieurs godets ou plateaux attachés de suite à une chaîne.
  8. 8
    Couple d’étrivières, garnies chacune d’un étrier, qui s’attachent au pommeau de la selle, pour monter à cheval.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’ai tressé de mes mains, d’amarante azurée Et de pavots, un chapelet.
  2. Les chapelets de fleurs et de feuilles précèdent en effet, dans l’histoire, les couronnes de métal précieux.

This word in other languages

rosary(English)rosario(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahpelet
  • cchapelet
  • chaeplet
  • chapeelt
  • chapelett
  • chapellet
  • chapelte
  • chapleet
  • chappelet
  • chhapelet
  • chpaelet
  • hcapelet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chapelet - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahpelet2cchapelet1chaeplet2chapeelt2chapelett1chapellet1chapelte2chapleet2
Edit distance from "chapelet"

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 "chapelet"?
"chapelet" is spelled C-H-A-P-E-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.plɛ\.
What does "chapelet" mean?
As a noun, "chapelet" means: Couronne de roses, de fleurs.
What words are commonly confused with "chapelet"?
"chapelet" is commonly confused with "chapelle", "châtelet", "chapelles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chapelet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapelet" is \ʃa.plɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapelet" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chassent#26,294Brossard#26,281compatis#26,305Bourdieu#26,278

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

chaussons12 variantscommentée12 variantsbitcoins12 variantsconviens12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list