chenil

\ʃə.ni(l)\

/\ʃə.ni(l)\/ noun

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The verdict

“chenil” is uncommon French (frequency #50,115 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,115
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lieu où logent les chiens de chasse.

Key facts for chenil
PropertyValue
Headwordchenil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃə.ni(l)\
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chenil” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chenil lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chenil is uncommon French at frequency #50,115 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃə.ni(l)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chenil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is chenil, spelled C-H-E-N-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où logent les chiens de chasse.
  2. 2
    Logement fort sale et fort vilain.
  3. 3
    Établissement où on accueille les chiens.
  4. 4
    Établissement où on élève les chiens dans le but de les vendre.
  5. 5
    Tas de poussière obtenu quand on balaye.
  6. 6
    Tas de poussière obtenu quand on balaye.

This word in other languages

kennel(English)perrera(Español)

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 "chenil"?
"chenil" is spelled C-H-E-N-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.ni(l)\.
What does "chenil" mean?
As a noun, "chenil" means: Lieu où logent les chiens de chasse.
How do you pronounce "chenil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chenil" is \ʃə.ni(l)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chenil" come from?
"chenil" 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 “chenil”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-N-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃə.ni(l)\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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