Châteauroux

\ʃa.to.ʁu\

/\ʃa.to.ʁu\/ name

The verdict

“Châteauroux” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,516
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chef-lieu de département situé dans le département de l’Indre, en France.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chateauroux · Châteauroux · French

Châteauroux · rank #24,516 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,516
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chefferie

Nearest frequency peer: chefferie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Châteauroux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Châteauroux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Châteauroux
PropertyValue
HeadwordChâteauroux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʃa.to.ʁu\
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,516
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Châteauroux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Châteaurouxse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chefferie » (#24,515), « charitable » (#24,514), « cloison » (#24,518). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Châteauroux » est au #24,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Châteauroux (IPA \ʃa.to.ʁu\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,516 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Châteauroux, with forms such as "cchâteauroux", "chateauroux", and "chhâteauroux". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Châteauroux, spelled C-H-Â-T-E-A-U-R-O-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chef-lieu de département situé dans le département de l’Indre, en France.
  2. 2
    Ancien nom de Châteauroux-les-Alpes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Châteauroux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le bassin entier de la Brenne, à l'ouest de la route de Châteauroux à Lothiers, est notablement plus bas que les plateaux correspondants des bords de l'Indre ou de la Creuse.
  2. Nos mobilisés sont atrocement logés à Châteauroux dans une usine infecte, ouverte à tous les vents. Les chefs sont à l’abri et disent qu’il faut aguerrir ces enfants gâtés.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchâteauroux
  • chateauroux
  • chhâteauroux
  • chtâeauroux
  • châetauroux
  • châtaeuroux
  • châtearuoux
  • châteauorux
  • châteaurouxx
  • châteauroxu
  • châteaurroux
  • châteauruox
  • châteuaroux
  • châtteauroux
  • câhteauroux
  • hcâteauroux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Châteauroux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchâteauroux1chateauroux1chhâteauroux1chtâeauroux2châetauroux2châtaeuroux2châtearuoux2châteauorux2
Edit distance from "Châteauroux"

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 "Châteauroux"?
"Châteauroux" is spelled C-H-Â-T-E-A-U-R-O-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.to.ʁu\.
What does "Châteauroux" mean?
As a proper noun, "Châteauroux" means: Chef-lieu de département situé dans le département de l’Indre, en France.
What are common misspellings of "Châteauroux"?
Common misspellings include "cchâteauroux", "chateauroux", "chhâteauroux", "chtâeauroux", "châetauroux". The correct spelling is "Châteauroux".
How do you pronounce "Châteauroux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Châteauroux" is \ʃa.to.ʁu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Châteauroux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Châteauroux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list