chaud
French, noun/ʃo/
chaud is spelled C-H-A-U-D (5 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written French, the 1,363rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chaud is a French masculine noun meaning “heat, warmth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chaleur”.
What does chaud mean in English?
adjective
- 1
warm, hot
Attention, la poêle est chaude !
- 2
on heat
- 3
slanghorny, randy (showing interest in sexual activity)
un chaud lapin
- 4
slangsexually attractive, sexy, hot
Cette meuf est chaude !
- 5
slangenthusiastic, willing, up for
Near-synonyms: partant, prêt
- 6
slanghard, difficult
Near-synonyms: tendu, limite; dur, compliqué
- 7
slangrisky; dangerous; disreputable; dodgy
Il vaut mieux éviter cette partie de la ville, ces quartiers sont chauds.
- 8
Canadacolloquialdrunk
être complètement chaud
noun
- 1
masculineheat, warmth
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De température plus haute que la normale, de température élevée. 2. Qui a ou qui donne de la chaleur, calorifère. 3. En parlant de certains vêtements. 4. Brillant et vigoureux, tirant vers le rouge, l’orange ou le jaune.
adverb: 1. Chaudement.
interjection: 1. Attention.
noun: 1. Chaleur. 2. Personne passionnée, très motivée. 3. Personne douée. 4. Personne fière, énervée.
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 chaud
- chaude feminine
- chauds masculine plural
- chaudes feminine plural
- chaux archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chaud?
- /ʃo/
- \ʃo\
- [ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chaud
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chaud in French?
chaud appears 62 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).