chaussette

\ʃo.sɛt\

/\ʃo.sɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“chaussette” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #21,263 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#21,263
frequency rank, French
10
letters
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bas qui s’arrête à mi-jambe, qui se porte à l'intérieur d’une chaussure.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

chaussette vs chaussettes
91% similar
chaussette vs chaussée
70% similar
chaussette vs cassette
80% similar

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

Key facts for chaussette
PropertyValue
Headwordchaussette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃo.sɛt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,263
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chaussette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chaussette lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chaussette is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃo.sɛt\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,263 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaussette, with forms such as "cahussette", "cchaussette", and "chasusette". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "chaussettes", "chaussée", "cassette", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chaussette, spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bas qui s’arrête à mi-jambe, qui se porte à l'intérieur d’une chaussure.
  2. 2
    Partie inférieure de la patte d’un quadrupède lorsque la coloration de son pelage est différente à cet endroit.
  3. 3
    Bas que l'on mettait sous d'autres bas. Sorte de bas sans pied.
  4. 4
    Sorte de tube fermé en tissu, qui servait à filtrer le café.
  5. 5
    Tube étanche fermé à une extrémité permettant d’introduire un objet dans un milieu, sans contact direct.
  6. 6
    Segment de tresse servant à la jonction de la soie et du backing.
  7. 7
    Dispositif constitué de tissus synthétiques, fixable aux pneus des voitures pour éviter le dérapage sur la neige.

Synonyms

fromegommefromestockfumantefumeronrenifleusebasmolletière

This word in other languages

sock(English)calcetín(Español)Socke(Deutsch)meia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahussette,cchaussette,chasusette,chausestte,chausette,chaussete,chaussetet,chausstete,chhaussette,chuassette,hcaussette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahussette2cchaussette1chasusette2chausestte2chausette1chaussete1chaussetet2chausstete2
Edit distance from "chaussette"

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 "chaussette"?
"chaussette" is spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃo.sɛt\.
What does "chaussette" mean?
As a noun, "chaussette" means: Bas qui s’arrête à mi-jambe, qui se porte à l'intérieur d’une chaussure.
What words are commonly confused with "chaussette"?
"chaussette" is commonly confused with "chaussettes", "chaussée", "cassette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaussette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaussette" is \ʃo.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaussette" come from?
"chaussette" 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 “chaussette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-U-S-S-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃo.sɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “chaussettes” - see the side-by-side comparison. chaussette vs chaussettes
  • 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