chênes

\ʃɛn\

/\ʃɛn\/ noun

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The verdict

“chênes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,149
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-chenes · chênes · French

chênes · rank #18,149 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,149
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chlore

Nearest frequency peer: chlore (-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 « chênes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chênes » 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).

chênes vs CNES
0% similar
chênes vs chère
50% similar
chênes vs chers
50% similar

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

Key facts for chênes
PropertyValue
Headwordchênes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,149
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chênes »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chênesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chlore » (#18,148), « CM2 » (#18,150), « chaussées » (#18,147). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chênes » est au #18,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chênes (IPA \ʃɛn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,149 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chêne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chênes, with forms such as "cchênes", "chenes", and "chhênes". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CNES", "chère", "chers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chênes, spelled C-H-Ê-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chêne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sur un des côtés du chemin s’élevait un talus haut et raide, où des noisetiers et des chênes rabougris, leurs racines à moitié à nu, se cramponnaient péniblement.
  2. Pline le déclare expressément, et le plus ancien culte de Jupiter dans le Latium, celui du mont Cœlius, avait lieu dans une forêt de chênes : c'était un autre Dodone.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchênes
  • chenes
  • chhênes
  • chnêes
  • chêens
  • chêness
  • chênnes
  • chênse
  • cêhnes
  • hcênes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chênes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchênes1chenes1chhênes1chnêes2chêens2chêness1chênnes1chênse2
Edit distance from "chênes"

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 "chênes"?
"chênes" is spelled C-H-Ê-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛn\.
What does "chênes" mean?
As a noun, "chênes" means: Pluriel de chêne.
What words are commonly confused with "chênes"?
"chênes" is commonly confused with "CNES", "chère", "chers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chênes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chênes" is \ʃɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chênes" come from?
"chênes" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chênes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chlore#18,148Colomb#18,153Buffon#18,141bordée#18,136

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

colliers10 variantscaprice10 variantscadenas10 variantsboîtier10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list