chasse au renard
\ʃa.s‿o ʁə.naʁ\
The verdict
“chasse au renard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pratique de vénerie dont la cible est un renard, souvent roux, traqué par des chiens.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chasse-au-renard · chasse au renard · French
chasse au renard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chasse au renard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa.s‿o ʁə.naʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chasse au renard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chasse au renard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.s‿o ʁə.naʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pratique de vénerie dont la cible est un renard, souvent roux, traqué par des chiens.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chasse au renard in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chasse au renard, spelled C-H-A-S-S-E- -A-U- -R-E-N-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Pratique de vénerie dont la cible est un renard, souvent roux, traqué par des chiens.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chasse au renard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Animaux sauvages : la chasse au renard de nouveau autorisée, toute l’année, sur l’ensemble du Centre-Val de Loire. Les ONG s’insurgent.
Les membres de l’association active depuis 60 ans veulent empêcher la chasse au renard, tradition qui selon eux se perpétue malgré son interdiction il y a 18 ans, face à des chasseurs qui assurent qu’ils mènent leurs activités légalement.
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.