chaussure

\ʃo.syʁ\

/\ʃo.syʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chaussure” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,795
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce que l’on met au pied pour se chausser. — Note d’usage : Souvent au pluriel en référant à une paire de chaussures pour les deux pieds.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chaussure · chaussure · French

chaussure · rank #7,795 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,795
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brunswick

Nearest frequency peer: Brunswick (-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 « chaussure »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chaussure » 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).

chaussure vs chaussures
90% similar
chaussure vs cassure
78% similar
chaussure vs chausse
78% similar

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

Key facts for chaussure
PropertyValue
Headwordchaussure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃo.syʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,795
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chaussure »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chaussurese 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 « Brunswick » (#7,794), « break » (#7,793), « circuler » (#7,797). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chaussure » est au #7,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chaussure (IPA \ʃo.syʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,795 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaussure, with forms such as "cahussure", "cchaussure", and "chasusure". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "chaussures", "cassure", "chausse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chaussure, spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce que l’on met au pied pour se chausser. — Note d’usage : Souvent au pluriel en référant à une paire de chaussures pour les deux pieds.
  2. 2
    Domaine de la fabrication et de la vente des chaussures.
  3. 3
    Ferrure d'un cheval.
  4. 4
    Meuble représentant le vêtement du même nom dans les armoiries. Elle est généralement présentée de profil la pointe vers dextre, le talon à senestre. À rapprocher de houseau, jambière, poulaine, sabot et soulier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le seul moyen de se garantir d’oignons, & même de toute incommodité aux pieds, c'est d'être absolument en garde contre les chaussures trop courtes; […].
  2. Le parfait gentleman qu’est mon vieil ami Jacques arborait ce soir-là une suave écharpe de soie, d’impeccables chaussures vernies, un pardessus du bon faiseur et un chapeau d'au moins vingt louis.

Synonyms

brodequincroquenotécrase-merdegodillotgodassegrollepiedpompesavatesocquesouliertatane

This word in other languages

shoe(English)zapato(Español)Schuh(Deutsch)sapato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahussure
  • cchaussure
  • chasusure
  • chaussrue
  • chaussuer
  • chaussurre
  • chausure
  • chaususre
  • chhaussure
  • chuassure
  • hcaussure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chaussure - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahussure2cchaussure1chasusure2chaussrue2chaussuer2chaussurre1chausure1chaususre2
Edit distance from "chaussure"

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 "chaussure"?
"chaussure" is spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃo.syʁ\.
What does "chaussure" mean?
As a noun, "chaussure" means: Ce que l’on met au pied pour se chausser. — Note d’usage : Souvent au pluriel en référant à une paire de chaussures pour les deux pieds.
What words are commonly confused with "chaussure"?
"chaussure" is commonly confused with "chaussures", "cassure", "chausse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaussure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaussure" is \ʃo.syʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaussure" come from?
"chaussure" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brunswick#7,794condamner#7,803confirmée#7,804demandais#7,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

diplômé11 variantsdébattre11 variantsécrites11 variantséclater11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list