chaumier
\ʃo.mje\
The verdict
“chaumier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui couvre de chaume un toit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chaumier · chaumier · French
chaumier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | chaumier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃo.mje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chaumier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chaumier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃo.mje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
chaumier has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chaumier, spelled C-H-A-U-M-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Personne qui couvre de chaume un toit.
- 2Celui qui coupe le chaume.
- 3Monticule de chaume.
- 4Utilisateur des chaumes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chaumier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comptez entre 100 et 200 € HT le m² de toit de chaume, fourni et posé par le chaumier.
Aussi, la crainte incessante deschaumiers était-elle de perdre le monopole des hautes pelouses.
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.