chemin de halage

\ʃə.mɛ̃ də a.laʒ\

/\ʃə.mɛ̃ də a.laʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espace que les propriétaires riverains sont tenus de laisser libre sur le bord des rivières pour le passage des hommes ou des chevaux qui tirent les bateaux.

Key facts for chemin de halage
PropertyValue
Headwordchemin de halage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃə.mɛ̃ də a.laʒ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chemin de halage” sits in French frequency

chemin de halage falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chemin de halage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃə.mɛ̃ də a.laʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

chemin de halage has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chemin de halage, spelled C-H-E-M-I-N- -D-E- -H-A-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace que les propriétaires riverains sont tenus de laisser libre sur le bord des rivières pour le passage des hommes ou des chevaux qui tirent les bateaux.
  2. 2
    Cet espace, aménagé en allée sur une berge de rivière, de canal.

This word in other languages

towpath(English)camino de sirga(Español)Leinpfad(Deutsch)

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 "chemin de halage"?
"chemin de halage" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-N- -D-E- -H-A-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.mɛ̃ də a.laʒ\.
What does "chemin de halage" mean?
As a noun, "chemin de halage" means: Espace que les propriétaires riverains sont tenus de laisser libre sur le bord des rivières pour le passage des hommes ou des chevaux qui tirent les bateaux.
How do you pronounce "chemin de halage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chemin de halage" is \ʃə.mɛ̃ də a.laʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chemin de halage" come from?
"chemin de halage" 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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Using “chemin de halage”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-M-I-N- -D-E- -H-A-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃə.mɛ̃ də a.laʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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