chariot

\ʃa.ʁjo\

/\ʃa.ʁjo\/ noun

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The verdict

“chariot” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,334 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#12,334
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte d'engin qui peut être ou non motorisé, à quatre roues, propre à porter divers fardeaux.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

chariot vs chiot
71% similar
chariot vs Christ
57% similar
chariot vs Charon
57% similar

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

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)

Where “chariot” 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). chariot lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chariot is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chariot, with forms such as "cahriot", "cchariot", and "chairot". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "chiot", "Christ", "Charon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chariot, spelled C-H-A-R-I-O-T.

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

voitureremorquecaddie

This word in other languages

wagon(English)carro(Español)Rollstuhl(Deutsch)caminhão(Português)

Common misspellings

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

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahriot2cchariot1chairot2chariott1charito2charoit2charriot1chhariot1
Edit distance from "chariot"

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 "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?
"chariot" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “chariot”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-R-I-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃa.ʁjo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “chiot” - see the side-by-side comparison. chariot vs chiot
  • 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.

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

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