chausson

\ʃo.sɔ̃\

/\ʃo.sɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chausson” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,602
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chaussure d’intérieur, avec ou sans semelle, faite en laine ou en autre étoffe, en usage surtout en hiver.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chausson · chausson · French

chausson · rank #33,602 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,602
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chantaient

Nearest frequency peer: chantaient (-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 « chausson »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chausson » 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).

chausson vs chaussons
89% similar
chausson vs chanson
75% similar
chausson vs caisson
75% similar

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

Key facts for chausson
PropertyValue
Headwordchausson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃo.sɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,602
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chausson »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chaussonse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chantaient » (#33,601), « chercherait » (#33,603), « Cesare » (#33,600). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chausson » est au #33,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chausson (IPA \ʃo.sɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,602 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chausson, with forms such as "cahusson", "cchausson", and "chasuson". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "chaussons", "chanson", "caisson", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is chausson, spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chaussure d’intérieur, avec ou sans semelle, faite en laine ou en autre étoffe, en usage surtout en hiver.
  2. 2
    Chaussette tricotée que l’on met aux nouveau-nés ou que les adultes mettent la nuit pour se préserver du froid.
  3. 3
    Chaussette que l’on met par-dessus les bas, surtout aux enfants.
  4. 4
    Soulier plat à semelle de feutre, de buffle, etc., dont on se sert pour jouer à la paume, pour faire de la danse classique, pour faire des armes, etc.
  5. 5
    Sport de combat, savate.
  6. 6
    Pâtisserie qui contient de la marmelade, de la compote ou des confitures, et qui est faite d’un rond de pâte replié sur lui-même.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vêtu avec le laisser-aller du vaudevilliste, le sous-chef portait le matin un pantalon à pied, des souliers chaussons, un gilet mis à la réforme, une redingote olive et une cravate noire.
  2. Leste, menue, elle trottinait, les pieds enfouis dans des chaussons.

Synonyms

charentaisepantouflepointesgosettesavate

This word in other languages

slipper(English)pantufla(Español)Hausschuh(Deutsch)chinelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahusson
  • cchausson
  • chasuson
  • chauson
  • chausosn
  • chaussno
  • chaussonn
  • chhausson
  • chuasson
  • hcausson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahusson2cchausson1chasuson2chauson1chausosn2chaussno2chaussonn1chhausson1
Edit distance from "chausson"

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 "chausson"?
"chausson" is spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃo.sɔ̃\.
What does "chausson" mean?
As a noun, "chausson" means: Chaussure d’intérieur, avec ou sans semelle, faite en laine ou en autre étoffe, en usage surtout en hiver.
What words are commonly confused with "chausson"?
"chausson" is commonly confused with "chaussons", "chanson", "caisson". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chausson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chausson" is \ʃo.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chausson" come from?
"chausson" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

climate10 variantscolombo10 variantsBenelux10 variantsBarbade10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list