chatouillis

\ʃa.tu.ji\

/\ʃa.tu.ji\/ noun

The verdict

“chatouillis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit chatouillement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chatouillis · chatouillis · French

chatouillis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for chatouillis
PropertyValue
Headwordchatouillis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃa.tu.ji\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chatouillis » en français

chatouillissiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chatouillis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃa.tu.ji\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit chatouillement.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chatouillis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chatouillis, spelled C-H-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit chatouillement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour la guérison de tous ceux qui sont de la terre, ceux qui ont de l’herbe dans le sang, de grandes poitrines en prairies et en vergers, des bras comme la branche des chênes, la peau comme de l’écorce d’arbre, et le chatouillis du vent dessus.
  2. Un chatouillis insistant tire Géraldine du sommeil.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chatouillis"?
"chatouillis" is spelled C-H-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.tu.ji\.
What does "chatouillis" mean?
As a noun, "chatouillis" means: Petit chatouillement.
How do you pronounce "chatouillis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chatouillis" is \ʃa.tu.ji\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chatouillis" come from?
"chatouillis" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list