chaume

\ʃom\

/\ʃom\/ noun

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The verdict

“chaume” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,424. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,424
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tige herbacée, creuse, simple, garnie de nœuds, qui est propre aux graminées, telles que le blé, l’avoine, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chaume · chaume · French

chaume · rank #35,424 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,424
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH charrier

Nearest frequency peer: charrier (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chaume »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chaume » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chaume vs chum
67% similar
chaume vs chute
67% similar
chaume vs chaux
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chaume
PropertyValue
Headwordchaume
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃom\
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,424
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chaume »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chaumese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « charrier » (#35,423), « Chevallier » (#35,425), « chape » (#35,422). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chaume » est au #35,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around chaume (IPA \ʃom\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,424 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaume, with forms such as "cahume", "cchaume", and "chamue". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chum", "chute", "chaux", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chaume, spelled C-H-A-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tige herbacée, creuse, simple, garnie de nœuds, qui est propre aux graminées, telles que le blé, l’avoine, etc.
  2. 2
    Partie de la tige du blé, du seigle, etc., qui reste dans le champ quand on les a coupés.
  3. 3
    Champ où le chaume est encore sur pied.
  4. 4
    Paille qui couvre certaines maisons de village, certaines habitations de paysans, certains hangars.
  5. 5
    Chaumière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le chaume flexible des graminées de nos prairies, dont les épis légers ne s'élèvent que peu au-dessus du sol et que le moindre souffle du zéphyr suffit à bercer mollement , est remplacé dans certaines contrées de l'Asie par les tiges de bambous, riches en nœuds et d'un diamètre si considérable, […].
  2. De grosses meules de blé, qui se levaient au milieu des chaumes, projetaient des ombres géantes.

Synonyms

chaumineéteulegleux

This word in other languages

thatch(English)rastrojo(Español)Halm(Deutsch)talo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahume
  • cchaume
  • chamue
  • chauem
  • chaumme
  • chhaume
  • chuame
  • hcaume

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chaume - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahume2cchaume1chamue2chauem2chaumme1chhaume1chuame2hcaume2
Edit distance from "chaume"

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 "chaume"?
"chaume" is spelled C-H-A-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃom\.
What does "chaume" mean?
As a noun, "chaume" means: Tige herbacée, creuse, simple, garnie de nœuds, qui est propre aux graminées, telles que le blé, l’avoine, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "chaume"?
"chaume" is commonly confused with "chum", "chute", "chaux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaume" is \ʃom\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaume" come from?
"chaume" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chaume", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

campos#35,414buttes#35,412brûlez#35,408boogie#35,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

buccale8 variantsBossuet8 variantscoppola8 variantscroupe8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list