chastes

\ʃast\

/\ʃast\/ adj

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The verdict

“chastes” is uncommon French (frequency #77,342 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,342
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de chaste.

Key facts for chastes
PropertyValue
Headwordchastes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃast\
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chastes” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chastes lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chastes is uncommon French at frequency #77,342 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃast\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de chaste.".

Zero misspellings are on record for chastes in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chastes, spelled C-H-A-S-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chaste.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chastes"?
"chastes" is spelled C-H-A-S-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃast\.
What does "chastes" mean?
As an adjective, "chastes" means: Pluriel de chaste.
How do you pronounce "chastes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chastes" is \ʃast\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chastes" come from?
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Using “chastes”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-S-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃast\ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list