chapuis

noun

The verdict

“chapuis” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,927. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,927
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Charpentier.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chapuis vs chuis
71% similar
chapuis vs chauds
71% similar
chapuis vs châssis
57% similar

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

Key facts for chapuis
PropertyValue
Headwordchapuis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,927
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chapuis” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chapuis lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chapuis, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,927 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chapuis, with forms such as "cahpuis", "cchapuis", and "chapius". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "chuis", "chauds", "châssis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chapuis, spelled C-H-A-P-U-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Charpentier.
  2. 2
    Bois de charpente.
  3. 3
    Ossature en bois des selles et des bâts.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahpuis
  • cchapuis
  • chapius
  • chappuis
  • chapuiss
  • chapusi
  • chaupis
  • chhapuis
  • chpauis
  • hcapuis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahpuis2cchapuis1chapius2chappuis1chapuiss1chapusi2chaupis2chhapuis1
Edit distance from "chapuis"

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 "chapuis"?
"chapuis" is spelled C-H-A-P-U-I-S.
What does "chapuis" mean?
As a noun, "chapuis" means: Charpentier.
What words are commonly confused with "chapuis"?
"chapuis" is commonly confused with "chuis", "chauds", "châssis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "chapuis" come from?
"chapuis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “chapuis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-P-U-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “chuis” - see the side-by-side comparison. chapuis vs chuis
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list