cheveux bleus

\ʃə.vø blø\

/\ʃə.vø blø\/ noun

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The verdict

“cheveux bleus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Défenseur de causes progressistes usant d’une rhétorique jugée extrémiste, fallacieuse ou outrancière.

Key facts for cheveux bleus
PropertyValue
Headwordcheveux bleus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃə.vø blø\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cheveux bleus” sits in French frequency

cheveux bleus falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cheveux bleus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃə.vø blø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Défenseur de causes progressistes usant d’une rhétorique jugée extrémiste, fallacieuse ou outrancière.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cheveux bleus, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cheveux bleus, spelled C-H-E-V-E-U-X- -B-L-E-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Défenseur de causes progressistes usant d’une rhétorique jugée extrémiste, fallacieuse ou outrancière.

Synonyms

SJW

This word in other languages

SJW(English)

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 "cheveux bleus"?
"cheveux bleus" is spelled C-H-E-V-E-U-X- -B-L-E-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.vø blø\.
What does "cheveux bleus" mean?
As a noun, "cheveux bleus" means: Défenseur de causes progressistes usant d’une rhétorique jugée extrémiste, fallacieuse ou outrancière.
How do you pronounce "cheveux bleus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheveux bleus" is \ʃə.vø blø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheveux bleus" come from?
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Using “cheveux bleus”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-V-E-U-X- -B-L-E-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃə.vø blø\ (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
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