chemineau
\ʃə.mi.no\
The verdict
“chemineau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ouvrier qui parcourt les campagnes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chemineau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃə.mi.no\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chemineau” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chemineau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃə.mi.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for chemineau in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chemineau, spelled C-H-E-M-I-N-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Ouvrier qui parcourt les campagnes.
- 2Vagabond, rôdeur, qui vit de petites besognes, d’aumônes ou de larcins.
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.
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Using “chemineau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-M-I-N-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃə.mi.no\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.