chauffeur de taxi

\ʃo.fœʁ də tak.si\

/\ʃo.fœʁ də tak.si\/ noun

The verdict

“chauffeur de taxi” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme qui conduit un taxi.

Key facts for chauffeur de taxi
PropertyValue
Headwordchauffeur de taxi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃo.fœʁ də tak.si\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chauffeur de taxi” sits in French frequency

chauffeur de taxi falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chauffeur de taxi is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃo.fœʁ də tak.si\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Homme qui conduit un taxi.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chauffeur de taxi in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chauffeur de taxi, spelled C-H-A-U-F-F-E-U-R- -D-E- -T-A-X-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme qui conduit un taxi.

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 "chauffeur de taxi"?
"chauffeur de taxi" is spelled C-H-A-U-F-F-E-U-R- -D-E- -T-A-X-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃo.fœʁ də tak.si\.
What does "chauffeur de taxi" mean?
As a noun, "chauffeur de taxi" means: Homme qui conduit un taxi.
How do you pronounce "chauffeur de taxi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chauffeur de taxi" is \ʃo.fœʁ də tak.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chauffeur de taxi" come from?
"chauffeur de taxi" 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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Using “chauffeur de taxi”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-U-F-F-E-U-R- -D-E- -T-A-X-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃo.fœʁ də tak.si\ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list