chasse-crapaud

\ʃas.kʁa.po\

/\ʃas.kʁa.po\/ noun

The verdict

“chasse-crapaud” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engoulevent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chasse-crapaud · chasse-crapaud · French

chasse-crapaud · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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-crapaud
PropertyValue
Headwordchasse-crapaud
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃas.kʁa.po\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chasse-crapaud » en français

chasse-crapaudn'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-crapaud is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃas.kʁa.po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Engoulevent.".

chasse-crapaud has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chasse-crapaud, spelled C-H-A-S-S-E---C-R-A-P-A-U-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engoulevent.

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-crapaud"?
"chasse-crapaud" is spelled C-H-A-S-S-E---C-R-A-P-A-U-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃas.kʁa.po\.
What does "chasse-crapaud" mean?
As a noun, "chasse-crapaud" means: Engoulevent.
How do you pronounce "chasse-crapaud"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chasse-crapaud" is \ʃas.kʁa.po\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chasse-crapaud" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list