chef cuisinier

\ʃɛf kɥi.zi.nje\

/\ʃɛf kɥi.zi.nje\/ noun

The verdict

“chef cuisinier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuisinier qui dirige une équipe de personnes travaillant dans une cuisine.

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Index FR-chef-cuisinier · chef cuisinier · French

chef cuisinier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chef cuisinier
PropertyValue
Headwordchef cuisinier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛf kɥi.zi.nje\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chef cuisinier » en français

chef cuisinierreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chef cuisinier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛf kɥi.zi.nje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuisinier qui dirige une équipe de personnes travaillant dans une cuisine.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for chef cuisinier in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chef cuisinier, spelled C-H-E-F- -C-U-I-S-I-N-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuisinier qui dirige une équipe de personnes travaillant dans une cuisine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Derrière les fourneaux est présente une équipe de cuisiniers, appelée brigade, très hiérarchisée. En tête, le chef cuisinier, puis par ordre décroissant, le second, l’assistant direct du chef appelé à le remplacer en son absence, les chefs de partie, les commis, puis enfin, les plongeurs.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chef cuisinier"?
"chef cuisinier" is spelled C-H-E-F- -C-U-I-S-I-N-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛf kɥi.zi.nje\.
What does "chef cuisinier" mean?
As a noun, "chef cuisinier" means: Cuisinier qui dirige une équipe de personnes travaillant dans une cuisine.
How do you pronounce "chef cuisinier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chef cuisinier" is \ʃɛf kɥi.zi.nje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chef cuisinier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list