chasseur de fantômes
\ʃa.sœʁ də fɑ̃.tom\
The verdict
“chasseur de fantômes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui se présente comme un spécialiste des phénomènes paranormaux et particulièrement des lieux hantés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chasseur-de-fantomes · chasseur de fantômes · French
chasseur de fantômes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | chasseur de fantômes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa.sœʁ də fɑ̃.tom\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chasseur de fantômes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chasseur de fantômes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.sœʁ də fɑ̃.tom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui se présente comme un spécialiste des phénomènes paranormaux et particulièrement des lieux hantés.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chasseur de fantômes, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chasseur de fantômes, spelled C-H-A-S-S-E-U-R- -D-E- -F-A-N-T-Ô-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Personne qui se présente comme un spécialiste des phénomènes paranormaux et particulièrement des lieux hantés.
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