chevalis

\ʃə.va.li\

/\ʃə.va.li\/ noun

The verdict

“chevalis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Suite de grosses pierres disposées au travers d’un cours d’eau peu profond, et qui émergent, de manière qu'on puisse le traverser à pied sec (à la différence du gué, qui oblige à mettre les pieds d...

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Index FR-chevalis · chevalis · French

chevalis · 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 chevalis
PropertyValue
Headwordchevalis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃə.va.li\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chevalis » en français

chevalisn'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

chevalis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃə.va.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Suite de grosses pierres disposées au travers d’un cours d’eau peu profond, et qui émergent, de manière qu'on puisse le traverser à pied sec (à la différence du gué, qui oblige à mettre les pieds d...".

chevalis has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chevalis, spelled C-H-E-V-A-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suite de grosses pierres disposées au travers d’un cours d’eau peu profond, et qui émergent, de manière qu'on puisse le traverser à pied sec (à la différence du gué, qui oblige à mettre les pieds dans l’eau).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les longs étiages aux basses eaux, obligent les mariniers à ouvrir à bras des « chevalis » ou chenaux dans les seuils sableux, ou à attendre des semaines ou des mois « la bonne eau », ou « eaux marchandes ».

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 "chevalis"?
"chevalis" is spelled C-H-E-V-A-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.va.li\.
What does "chevalis" mean?
As a noun, "chevalis" means: Suite de grosses pierres disposées au travers d’un cours d’eau peu profond, et qui émergent, de manière qu'on puisse le traverser à pied sec (à la différence du gué, qui oblige à mettre les pieds d...
How do you pronounce "chevalis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chevalis" is \ʃə.va.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chevalis" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list