chevalin

\ʃə.va.lɛ̃\

/\ʃə.va.lɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“chevalin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui tient du cheval ; qui appartient au cheval.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chevalin · chevalin · French

chevalin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chevalin
PropertyValue
Headwordchevalin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃə.va.lɛ̃\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chevalin » en français

chevalinn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chevalin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃə.va.lɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chevalin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 chevalin, spelled C-H-E-V-A-L-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui tient du cheval ; qui appartient au cheval.
  2. 2
    Qui rappelle les traits d’un cheval.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’est pas de question zootechnique qui ait été plus débattue, plus controversée que celle de l’amélioration des races chevalines.
  2. L’industrie chevaline et mulassière faisant partie de l’une des branches les plus importantes de la fortune agricole de la France, donne par cela même une très grande activité aux transactions ; […].

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chevalin"?
"chevalin" is spelled C-H-E-V-A-L-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.va.lɛ̃\.
What does "chevalin" mean?
As an adjective, "chevalin" means: Qui tient du cheval ; qui appartient au cheval.
How do you pronounce "chevalin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chevalin" is \ʃə.va.lɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chevalin" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list