château-fort
\ʃɑ.to.fɔʁ\
The verdict
“château-fort” 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) - Château médiéval fortifié.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chateau-fort · château-fort · French
château-fort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | château-fort |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɑ.to.fɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
château-fort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ.to.fɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for château-fort in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is château-fort, spelled C-H-Â-T-E-A-U---F-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Château médiéval fortifié.
- 2Circonscription électorale traditionnellement acquise à un parti politique en particulier.
- 3Meuble représentant le bâtiment du même nom dans les armoiries. Il se blasonne comme le château.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how château-fort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous laissâmes sur notre droite un village au centre duquel s’élevait une espèce de château fort.
Soudain, devant nous, au seuil des montagnes, apparaît une ville. […]. Au-dessus d'elle, un château-fort, les tours encore presque intactes, mais renversées horizontalement, comme dans les mirages qui n’ont pu tourner tout-à-fait.
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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.