chérissent

\ʃe.ʁis\

/\ʃe.ʁis\/ verb

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The verdict

“chérissent” is uncommon French (frequency #73,011 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,011
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de chérir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cherissent · chérissent · French

chérissent · rank #73,011 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,011
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chronométrage

Nearest frequency peer: chronométrage (-2 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « chérissent »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « chérissent » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chérissent
PropertyValue
Headwordchérissent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃe.ʁis\
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,011
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chérissent » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chérissenttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « chronométrage » (#73,009), « circles » (#73,013), « chromosomique » (#73,008). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chérissent » est au #73,011. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chérissent is uncommon French at frequency #73,011 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃe.ʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

chérissent has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 chérissent, spelled C-H-É-R-I-S-S-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de chérir.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du subjonctif imparfait de chérir.
  3. 3
    Troisième personne du pluriel du subjonctif présent de chérir.

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 "chérissent"?
"chérissent" is spelled C-H-É-R-I-S-S-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃe.ʁis\.
What does "chérissent" mean?
As a verb, "chérissent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de chérir.
How do you pronounce "chérissent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chérissent" is \ʃe.ʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chérissent" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list