chas
\ʃa\
The verdict
“chas” is uncommon French (frequency #52,564 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,564
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Trou dans le haut (côté non pointu) d’une aiguille par lequel on passe le fil à coudre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,564 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chas” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chas is uncommon French at frequency #52,564 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chas, spelled C-H-A-S.
Definition
- 1Trou dans le haut (côté non pointu) d’une aiguille par lequel on passe le fil à coudre.
- 2Sexe de la femme.
- 3Petite plaque de métal percée d’un trou par où passe le cordeau d'un fil à plomb de maçon.
- 4Nom donné, dans une grange ou un hangar, à la portion qui s’étend d’une poutre à l’autre.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “chas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.