châtellenie

\ʃa.tɛ.lə.ni\

/\ʃa.tɛ.lə.ni\/ noun

The verdict

“châtellenie” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,509
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seigneurie et juridiction du seigneur châtelain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chatellenie · châtellenie · French

châtellenie · rank #45,509 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,509
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chronologiques

Nearest frequency peer: chronologiques (-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 « châtellenie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « châtellenie » 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 châtellenie
PropertyValue
Headwordchâtellenie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.tɛ.lə.ni\
Letters11
Frequency rank#45,509
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « châtellenie »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.châtelleniese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chronologiques » (#45,508), « cierges » (#45,510), « climatologie » (#45,511). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « châtellenie » est au #45,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around châtellenie (IPA \ʃa.tɛ.lə.ni\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,509 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for châtellenie, with forms such as "cchâtellenie", "chatellenie", and "chhâtellenie". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is châtellenie, spelled C-H-Â-T-E-L-L-E-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Seigneurie et juridiction du seigneur châtelain.
  2. 2
    Étendue de pays placée sous la juridiction d’un châtelain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En 1555, Anne de Pisseleu, duchesse d’Étampes, comparut à la rédaction de la coutume de Sens pour sa châtellenie de Bransles.
  2. Non seulement Béranger sut leur résister, mais il se lança dans une fulgurante contre-attaque durant laquelle ses boutefeux incendièrent deux châtellenies du banneret de Roumégoux et un fief se trouvant dans la juridiction de l'évêque de Rodez.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchâtellenie
  • chatellenie
  • chhâtellenie
  • chtâellenie
  • châetllenie
  • châtelelnie
  • châtelenie
  • châtelleine
  • châtellenei
  • châtellennie
  • châtellneie
  • châtlelenie
  • châttellenie
  • câhtellenie
  • hcâtellenie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of châtellenie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchâtellenie1chatellenie1chhâtellenie1chtâellenie2châetllenie2châtelelnie2châtelenie1châtelleine2
Edit distance from "châtellenie"

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 "châtellenie"?
"châtellenie" is spelled C-H-Â-T-E-L-L-E-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.tɛ.lə.ni\.
What does "châtellenie" mean?
As a noun, "châtellenie" means: Seigneurie et juridiction du seigneur châtelain.
What are common misspellings of "châtellenie"?
Common misspellings include "cchâtellenie", "chatellenie", "chhâtellenie", "chtâellenie", "châetllenie". The correct spelling is "châtellenie".
How do you pronounce "châtellenie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "châtellenie" is \ʃa.tɛ.lə.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "châtellenie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "châtellenie", 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 (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list