charrière

\ʃa.ʁjɛʁ\

/\ʃa.ʁjɛʁ\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“charrière” is uncommon French (frequency #67,371 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,371
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Voie par laquelle peut passer un char, une charrette.

Key facts for charrière
PropertyValue
Headwordcharrière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.ʁjɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “charrière” 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). charrière lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

charrière is uncommon French at frequency #67,371 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.ʁjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for charrière, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is charrière, spelled C-H-A-R-R-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voie par laquelle peut passer un char, une charrette.
  2. 2
    Unité de mesure du diamètre extérieur d’une sonde urinaire.
  3. 3
    Grand bateau utilisé pour transporter des chariots et leur faire traverser les rivières.
  4. 4
    Fesse, sens néologique créé pour la traduction d’Orange mécanique d’Anthony Burgess.

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 "charrière"?
"charrière" is spelled C-H-A-R-R-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.ʁjɛʁ\.
What does "charrière" mean?
As a noun, "charrière" means: Voie par laquelle peut passer un char, une charrette.
How do you pronounce "charrière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charrière" is \ʃa.ʁjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charrière" come from?
"charrière" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “charrière”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-R-R-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃa.ʁjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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