chasse-chien
\ʃas.ʃjɛ̃\
The verdict
“chasse-chien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Portier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chasse-chien · chasse-chien · French
chasse-chien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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-chien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃas.ʃjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chasse-chien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chasse-chien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃas.ʃjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Portier.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chasse-chien in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chasse-chien, spelled C-H-A-S-S-E---C-H-I-E-N.
Definition
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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.