Chausey

\ʃo.zɛ\

/\ʃo.zɛ\/ name

The verdict

“Chausey” is uncommon French (frequency #97,775 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,775
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit archipel de la Manche dépendant de la commune de Granville.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chausey · Chausey · French

Chausey · rank #97,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH checkez

Nearest frequency peer: checkez (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Chausey »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Chausey » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chausey
PropertyValue
HeadwordChausey
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʃo.zɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Chausey » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Chauseytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « checkez » (#97,776), « Charléty » (#97,773), « Chevigny » (#97,777). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Chausey » est au #97,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chausey is uncommon French at frequency #97,775 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃo.zɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit archipel de la Manche dépendant de la commune de Granville.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Chausey in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Chausey, spelled C-H-A-U-S-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit archipel de la Manche dépendant de la commune de Granville.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Organisez votre séjour dans les îles Chausey, à moins d’une heure de Granville, dans la Manche, en Normandie.

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 "Chausey"?
"Chausey" is spelled C-H-A-U-S-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃo.zɛ\.
What does "Chausey" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chausey" means: Petit archipel de la Manche dépendant de la commune de Granville.
How do you pronounce "Chausey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chausey" is \ʃo.zɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chausey" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list