chérubin

\ʃe.ʁy.bɛ̃\

/\ʃe.ʁy.bɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chérubin” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,408
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Esprit céleste qui tient le second rang de la première hiérarchie des anges ; entre le séraphin et le trône.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cherubin · chérubin · French

chérubin · rank #48,408 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,408
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chuchoter

Nearest frequency peer: chuchoter (-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 « chérubin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chérubin » 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
Key facts for chérubin
PropertyValue
Headwordchérubin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃe.ʁy.bɛ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,408
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chérubin »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).chérubinse 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 « chuchoter » (#48,407), « CIP » (#48,409), « chicorée » (#48,405). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chérubin » est au #48,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around chérubin (IPA \ʃe.ʁy.bɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,408 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for chérubin, with forms such as "cchérubin", "cherubin", and "chhérubin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chérubin, spelled C-H-É-R-U-B-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Esprit céleste qui tient le second rang de la première hiérarchie des anges ; entre le séraphin et le trône.
  2. 2
    Enfant ailé qui représente un ange.
  3. 3
    Dans l’Ancien Testament, une certaine sorte d’anges.
  4. 4
    Représentation d’animaux fantastiques qui ornait les autels des Hébreux.
  5. 5
    Meuble représentant l’être stylisé du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté comme un rencontre humain (parfois féminin) surmontant ou encadré de deux ailes éployées. À rapprocher de ange, angelot, archange et saint.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Voici comment s'exprime saint Grégoire le Biglosse : « Nous reconnaissons neuf degrés ou ordres d’Anges, parce que la Parole de Dieu rend témoignage des Anges, des Archanges, des Vertus, des Puissances, des Principautés, des Dominations, des Trônes, des Chérubins et des Séraphins.
  2. Afin d’en finir avec cette orfèvrerie symbolique, disons encore que […] la sarde évoque les Séraphins, la topaze les Chérubins, le jaspe les Trônes, la chrysolithe les Dominations, le saphir les Vertus, l’onyx les Puissances, le béryl les Principautés, le rubis les Archanges et l’émeraude les Anges.

Synonyms

angelot

This word in other languages

cherub(English)querubín(Español)Engelchen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchérubin
  • cherubin
  • chhérubin
  • chréubin
  • chérbuin
  • chérrubin
  • chérubbin
  • chérubinn
  • chérubni
  • chéruibn
  • chéurbin
  • céhrubin
  • hcérubin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchérubin1cherubin1chhérubin1chréubin2chérbuin2chérrubin1chérubbin1chérubinn1
Edit distance from "chérubin"

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 "chérubin"?
"chérubin" is spelled C-H-É-R-U-B-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃe.ʁy.bɛ̃\.
What does "chérubin" mean?
As a noun, "chérubin" means: Esprit céleste qui tient le second rang de la première hiérarchie des anges ; entre le séraphin et le trône.
What are common misspellings of "chérubin"?
Common misspellings include "cchérubin", "cherubin", "chhérubin", "chréubin", "chérbuin". The correct spelling is "chérubin".
How do you pronounce "chérubin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chérubin" is \ʃe.ʁy.bɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chérubin" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

chicorée#48,405comptées#48,419conclura#48,421confiner#48,424

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

colonnettes13 variantscanebière13 variantscafouillage13 variantscrescent13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list