chasselas
\ʃa.sla\
The verdict
“chasselas” is uncommon French (frequency #76,417 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,417
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cépage donnant du raisin de table mais aussi de cuve (pour faire du vin). Son nom officiel au catalogue des espèces est chasselas blanc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chasselas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa.sla\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chasselas” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chasselas is uncommon French at frequency #76,417 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.sla\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cépage donnant du raisin de table mais aussi de cuve (pour faire du vin). Son nom officiel au catalogue des espèces est chasselas blanc.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chasselas in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chasselas, spelled C-H-A-S-S-E-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1Cépage donnant du raisin de table mais aussi de cuve (pour faire du vin). Son nom officiel au catalogue des espèces est chasselas blanc.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “chasselas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-S-S-E-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃa.sla\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.