chatouillement
\ʃa.tuj.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“chatouillement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de chatouiller ou résultat de cette action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chatouillement · chatouillement · French
chatouillement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | chatouillement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃa.tuj.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chatouillement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chatouillement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.tuj.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
chatouillement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chatouillement, spelled C-H-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de chatouiller ou résultat de cette action.
- 2Certaines impressions agréables que reçoivent les sens.
- 3Picotement qui se produit dans une partie du corps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chatouillement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
à chaque voyage de l'insecte un rire fou jaillissait; et, lorsque le vieux, ennuyé par ce chatouillement, murmura: « Elle est bougrement obstinée », Jeanne et le vicomte se mirent à pleurer de gaieté, se tordant, étouffant, la serviette sur la bouche pour ne pas crier.
Être sensible au moindre chatouillement. Le chatouillement excite ordinairement à rire.
This word in other languages
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.