chausson

/\ʃo.sɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,602

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

chausson is aFrenchnoun. It means: Chaussure d’intérieur, avec ou sans semelle, faite en laine ou en autre étoffe, en usage surtout en hiver. Pronounced \ʃo.sɔ̃\. Often confused with chaussons and chanson.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chausson in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chausson is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃo.sɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #33,602 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for chausson, with forms such as "cahusson", "cchausson", and "chasuson". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is chausson, spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahusson,cchausson,chasuson,chauson,chausosn,chaussno,chaussonn,chhausson,chuasson,hcausson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chausson

Misspelling Variants of "chausson"

cahusson8cchausson9chasuson8chauson7chausosn8chaussno8chaussonn9chhausson9
Misspelling Variants of "chausson"

Frequency rank: #33,602 in French

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.