chaux

\ʃo\

/\ʃo\/ noun

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The verdict

“chaux” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,530. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,530
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oxyde de calcium, alcalin fort, obtenu par la décarbonatation à haute température, durant un temps long, de roches calcaires (→ voir chaux vive).

Corpus desk

Index FR-chaux · chaux · French

chaux · rank #12,530 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,530
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chantent

Nearest frequency peer: chantent (-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 « chaux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chaux » 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).

chaux vs chou
60% similar
chaux vs chut
60% similar
chaux vs chum
60% similar

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

Key facts for chaux
PropertyValue
Headwordchaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,530
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chaux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chauxse 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 « chantent » (#12,529), « China » (#12,531), « C1 » (#12,528). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chaux » est au #12,530. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around chaux (IPA \ʃo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,530 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaux, with forms such as "cahux", "cchaux", and "chauxx". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chou", "chut", "chum", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chaux, spelled C-H-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oxyde de calcium, alcalin fort, obtenu par la décarbonatation à haute température, durant un temps long, de roches calcaires (→ voir chaux vive).
  2. 2
    Par simplification pour nommer la chaux hydraulique.
  3. 3
    Par simplification pour nommer la chaux éteinte, (ou chaux aérienne ou hydroxyde de calcium) utilisée pour badigeonner les murs.
  4. 4
    ou Alcalin fort d'un métal ; oxyde métallique alcalin.
  5. 5
    ou Ancienne dénomination de calcium, dans des dénominations de corps chimiques.
  6. 6
    Craie, calcaire.
  7. 7
    Montagne à sommet aplati.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’usage universel du crépi à la chaux donne une teinte uniforme à tous les monuments, remplit les rides de l’architecture, efface les broderies et ne permet pas de lire leur âge. Grâce à la chaux, le mur fait il y a cent ans ne peut se distinguer du mur achevé d’hier.
  2. D’autre part, ces moellons de diverse taille, sont liés par un ciment […]. Le ciment, dit-il, est composé de chaux, de sable et d’eau ; […].

This word in other languages

lime(English)cal(Español)Kalk(Deutsch)cal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahux
  • cchaux
  • chauxx
  • chaxu
  • chhaux
  • chuax
  • hcaux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chaux - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cahux2cchaux1chauxx1chaxu2chhaux1chuax2hcaux2
Edit distance from "chaux"

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 "chaux"?
"chaux" is spelled C-H-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃo\.
What does "chaux" mean?
As a noun, "chaux" means: Oxyde de calcium, alcalin fort, obtenu par la décarbonatation à haute température, durant un temps long, de roches calcaires (→ voir chaux vive).
What words are commonly confused with "chaux"?
"chaux" is commonly confused with "chou", "chut", "chum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaux" is \ʃo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaux" come from?
"chaux" 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 "chaux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

China#12,531class#12,533cumul#12,546Cyrus#12,547

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list