chariot

/\ʃa.ʁjo\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,334

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

chariot is aFrenchnoun. It means: Sorte d'engin qui peut être ou non motorisé, à quatre roues, propre à porter divers fardeaux. Pronounced \ʃa.ʁjo\. Often confused with chiot and Christ.

Key facts for chariot
PropertyValue
Headwordchariot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.ʁjo\
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,334
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chariot in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chariot is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃa.ʁjo\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,334 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for chariot, with forms such as "cahriot", "cchariot", and "chairot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "chiot", "Christ", "Charon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is chariot, spelled C-H-A-R-I-O-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte d'engin qui peut être ou non motorisé, à quatre roues, propre à porter divers fardeaux.
  2. 2
    Sorte de civière roulante utilisée dans les hôpitaux.
  3. 3
    Fauteuil roulant.
  4. 4
    Contenu de ce chariot.
  5. 5
    Ancienne mesure de Paris, ou plutôt, estimation à laquelle se vendaient autrefois les pierres de taille.
  6. 6
    Poussette permettant à la clientèle des magasins en libre-service de transporter les articles achetés.
  7. 7
    Cadre de bois porté sur quatre roues dans lequel on place les enfants pour leur apprendre à marcher.
  8. 8
    Pièce mobile, animée d’un mouvement de va-et-vient, qui relie les divers organes d’une machine.
  9. 9
    Grand chariot, petit chariot : Astérismes de la Grande, la Petite Ourse.
  10. 10
    Planche montée pour le cordier.
  11. 11
    Ancienne mesure pour les pierres.
  12. 12
    Support mobile destiné à transporter le sac d’un joueur.
  13. 13
    Meuble représentant l’engin du même nom dans les armoiries. Il n’y a pas de forme particulière prédéfinie. Toutefois, il est représenté sur la base d’un véhicule à roues munie de bras permettant d’atteler un ou plusieurs chevaux. Comme tous véhicules, il est présenté de profil, l’avant orienté à dextre et posé en fasce.
  14. 14
    Septième atout du tarot de Marseille.
  15. 15
    Plateau roulant sur lequel sont présentées les bouteilles d'apéritifs.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahriot,cchariot,chairot,chariott,charito,charoit,charriot,chhariot,chraiot,hcariot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chariot

Misspelling Variants of "chariot"

cahriot7cchariot8chairot7chariott8charito7charoit7charriot8chhariot8
Misspelling Variants of "chariot"

Frequency rank: #12,334 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chariot"?
"chariot" is spelled C-H-A-R-I-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.ʁjo\.
What does "chariot" mean?
As a noun, "chariot" means: Sorte d'engin qui peut être ou non motorisé, à quatre roues, propre à porter divers fardeaux.
What words are commonly confused with "chariot"?
"chariot" is commonly confused with "chiot", "Christ", "Charon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chariot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chariot" is \ʃa.ʁjo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chariot" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.