chemises

\ʃə.miz\

/\ʃə.miz\/ noun

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The verdict

“chemises” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,539
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-chemises · chemises · French

chemises · rank #11,539 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,539
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH CDD

Nearest frequency peer: CDD (-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 « chemises »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chemises » 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).

chemises vs chéries
63% similar
chemises vs commises
75% similar
chemises vs chemisier
78% similar

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

Key facts for chemises
PropertyValue
Headwordchemises
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃə.miz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,539
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chemises »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « CDD » (#11,538), « choux » (#11,540), « casques » (#11,537). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chemises » est au #11,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chemises (IPA \ʃə.miz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,539 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chemise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chemises, with forms such as "cchemises", "cehmises", and "cheimses". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "chéries", "commises", "chemisier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chemises, spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chemise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le vent qui fait claquer les chemises dans les cours apporte et désapporte le souvenir de Dieu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchemises
  • cehmises
  • cheimses
  • chemiess
  • chemisess
  • chemisses
  • chemmises
  • chemsies
  • chhemises
  • chmeises
  • hcemises

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchemises1cehmises2cheimses2chemiess2chemisess1chemisses1chemmises1chemsies2
Edit distance from "chemises"

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 "chemises"?
"chemises" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.miz\.
What does "chemises" mean?
As a noun, "chemises" means: Pluriel de chemise.
What words are commonly confused with "chemises"?
"chemises" is commonly confused with "chéries", "commises", "chemisier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chemises"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chemises" is \ʃə.miz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chemises" come from?
"chemises" 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 "chemises", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

commises#11,542capteurs#11,534calories#11,532Bouchard#11,530

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

communion11 variantsbrasserie11 variantscoupures11 variantscréatif11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list