chaussure

\ʃo.syʁ\

/\ʃo.syʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chaussure” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,795 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,795
frequency rank, French
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.

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)

Where “chaussure” 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). chaussure 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 chaussure is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃo.syʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,795 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 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 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.

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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Using “chaussure”

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

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