chasme

\kasm\

/\kasm\/ noun

The verdict

“chasme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entrouverture béante, gouffre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chasme · chasme · French

chasme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for chasme
PropertyValue
Headwordchasme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kasm\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chasme » en français

chasmen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chasme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kasm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entrouverture béante, gouffre.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chasme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chasme, spelled C-H-A-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entrouverture béante, gouffre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chasme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il y a des auberges sur la rive américaine et sur la rive anglaise, des moulins et des manufactures au-dessous du chasme.
  2. Je me serais bien arrangé de finir mes jours dans le castel qui domine le chasme.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chasme"?
"chasme" is spelled C-H-A-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kasm\.
What does "chasme" mean?
As a noun, "chasme" means: Entrouverture béante, gouffre.
How do you pronounce "chasme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chasme" is \kasm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chasme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list