châtelet
French, noun/ʃat.lɛ/
châtelet is spelled C-H-Â-T-E-L-E-T (8 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written French, the 12,924th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Châtelet is a French masculine noun meaning “a castellum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ancienne forteresse et par extension nom donné aux tribunaux et juridictions qui y avaient leur siège”.
What does châtelet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea castellum
- 2
datedmasculinea small castle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ancienne forteresse et par extension nom donné aux tribunaux et juridictions qui y avaient leur siège. 2. Petit château établi à la tête d’un pont ou sur une route à l’entrée d’une ville pour mettre les habitants à l’abri des incursions ennemies. 3. Partie du métier de rubanier, qui soutenait les hautes lices.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of châtelet
- châtelets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce châtelet?
- /ʃat.lɛ/
- /ʃɑt.lɛ/
- \ʃɑ.t(ə.)lɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is châtelet in French?
châtelet appears 4.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).