chasse au renard

\ʃa.s‿o ʁə.naʁ\

/\ʃa.s‿o ʁə.naʁ\/ noun

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.

Key facts for chasse au renard
PropertyValue
Headwordchasse au renard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.s‿o ʁə.naʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chasse au renard » en français

chasse au renardn'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

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

  1. 1
    Pratique de vénerie dont la cible est un renard, souvent roux, traqué par des chiens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Animaux sauvages : la chasse au renard de nouveau autorisée, toute l’année, sur l’ensemble du Centre-Val de Loire. Les ONG s’insurgent.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chasse au renard"?
"chasse au renard" is spelled C-H-A-S-S-E- -A-U- -R-E-N-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.s‿o ʁə.naʁ\.
What does "chasse au renard" mean?
As a noun, "chasse au renard" means: Pratique de vénerie dont la cible est un renard, souvent roux, traqué par des chiens.
How do you pronounce "chasse au renard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chasse au renard" is \ʃa.s‿o ʁə.naʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chasse au renard" come from?
"chasse au renard" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list