chasse au trésor

\ʃa.s‿o tʁe.zɔʁ\

/\ʃa.s‿o tʁe.zɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chasse au trésor” 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 May 6, 2026) - Recherche ludique, à l’aide d’indices, d’une récompense (le « trésor ») dissimulée.

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

Where “chasse au trésor” sits in French frequency

chasse au trésor falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chasse au trésor is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.s‿o tʁe.zɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Recherche ludique, à l’aide d’indices, d’une récompense (le « trésor ») dissimulée.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chasse au trésor, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chasse au trésor, spelled C-H-A-S-S-E- -A-U- -T-R-É-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recherche ludique, à l’aide d’indices, d’une récompense (le « trésor ») dissimulée.

This word in other languages

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chasse au trésor"?
"chasse au trésor" is spelled C-H-A-S-S-E- -A-U- -T-R-É-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.s‿o tʁe.zɔʁ\.
What does "chasse au trésor" mean?
As a noun, "chasse au trésor" means: Recherche ludique, à l’aide d’indices, d’une récompense (le « trésor ») dissimulée.
How do you pronounce "chasse au trésor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chasse au trésor" is \ʃa.s‿o tʁe.zɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chasse au trésor" come from?
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Using “chasse au trésor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-S-S-E- -A-U- -T-R-É-S-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃa.s‿o tʁe.zɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list