chauves

\ʃov\

/\ʃov\/ adj

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The verdict

“chauves” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,083
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de chauve.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chauves · chauves · French

chauves · rank #20,083 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,083
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chargent

Nearest frequency peer: chargent (-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 « chauves »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chauves » 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).

chauves vs cuves
71% similar
chauves vs chutes
71% similar
chauves vs Chávez
43% similar

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

Key facts for chauves
PropertyValue
Headwordchauves
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃov\
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,083
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chauves »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chauvesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chargent » (#20,082), « chercheuse » (#20,084), « chameau » (#20,081). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chauves » est au #20,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chauves (IPA \ʃov\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,083 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chauve.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chauves, with forms such as "cahuves", "cchauves", and "chauevs". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuves", "chutes", "Chávez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chauves, spelled C-H-A-U-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chauve.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Des gisements célèbres du Groenland ont été étudiés par Heer. On y trouvait Noisetiers, Magnolias, Liquidambars, Vignes, Platanes, et des Conifères comme les Cyprès chauves.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahuves
  • cchauves
  • chauevs
  • chauvess
  • chauvse
  • chauvves
  • chavues
  • chhauves
  • chuaves
  • hcauves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chauves - 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.

cahuves2cchauves1chauevs2chauvess1chauvse2chauvves1chavues2chhauves1
Edit distance from "chauves"

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 "chauves"?
"chauves" is spelled C-H-A-U-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃov\.
What does "chauves" mean?
As an adjective, "chauves" means: Pluriel de chauve.
What words are commonly confused with "chauves"?
"chauves" is commonly confused with "cuves", "chutes", "Chávez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chauves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chauves" is \ʃov\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chauves" come from?
"chauves" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chameau#20,081chiites#20,085casinos#20,077caleçon#20,073

Similar misspelling depth

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

buissons10 variantsdioxyde10 variantsdortoir10 variantsagressée10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list