châtiés

\ʃɑ.tje\

/\ʃɑ.tje\/ adj

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The verdict

“châtiés” is uncommon French (frequency #87,462 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,462
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de châtié.

Key facts for châtiés
PropertyValue
Headwordchâtiés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃɑ.tje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “châtiés” 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). châtiés lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

châtiés is uncommon French at frequency #87,462 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃɑ.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de châtié.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for châtiés, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is châtiés, spelled C-H-Â-T-I-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de châtié.

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 "châtiés"?
"châtiés" is spelled C-H-Â-T-I-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ.tje\.
What does "châtiés" mean?
As an adjective, "châtiés" means: Masculin pluriel de châtié.
How do you pronounce "châtiés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "châtiés" is \ʃɑ.tje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "châtiés" come from?
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Using “châtiés”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-Â-T-I-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɑ.tje\ (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