chasse à la baleine
\ʃa.s‿a la ba.lɛn\
The verdict
“chasse à la baleine” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pratique de chasse dont la cible est une baleine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chasse à la baleine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa.s‿a la ba.lɛn\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chasse à la baleine” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for chasse à la baleine is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃa.s‿a la ba.lɛn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
chasse à la baleine has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chasse à la baleine, spelled C-H-A-S-S-E- -À- -L-A- -B-A-L-E-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Pratique de chasse dont la cible est une baleine.
- 2Harponnage.
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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.
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Using “chasse à la baleine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-S-S-E- -À- -L-A- -B-A-L-E-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃa.s‿a la ba.lɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.