cheville

\ʃə.vij\

/\ʃə.vij\/ noun

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The verdict

“cheville” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,213 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,213
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Morceau de bois ou de métal qu’on fait entrer dans un trou pour le boucher, pour faire des assemblages ou pour d’autres usages.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cheville vs cueille
75% similar
cheville vs chevilles
89% similar
cheville vs cédille
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cheville
PropertyValue
Headwordcheville
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃə.vij\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,213
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cheville” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cheville lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cheville is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃə.vij\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,213 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cheville, with forms such as "ccheville", "cehville", and "cheivlle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cueille", "chevilles", "cédille", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cheville, spelled C-H-E-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morceau de bois ou de métal qu’on fait entrer dans un trou pour le boucher, pour faire des assemblages ou pour d’autres usages.
  2. 2
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
  3. 3
    Unité de mesure du bois de charpente.
  4. 4
    Pièce, souvent en plastique que l’on enfonce dans un mur avant de fixer une vis.
  5. 5
    Principal mobile, du principal agent d’une affaire.
  6. 6
    Petit morceau de bois ou de métal qui, dans les instruments à cordes, servent à tendre ou à détendre les cordes.
  7. 7
    Articulation qui relie la jambe et le pied, formant une saillie osseuse.
  8. 8
    Apophyse osseuse qui supporte les cornes chez les animaux.
  9. 9
    Mots inutiles au vers que l’on rajoute pour obtenir le bon nombre de pieds ou la rime.
  10. 10
    Petit mot inventé permettant au verbicruciste de finir sa grille de mots-croisés.
  11. 11
    Industrie, activité du chevillard.
  12. 12
    Andouillers.
  13. 13
    Sorte de clé en bois utilisée dans les anciennes serrures.

Synonyms

tourillonpion

This word in other languages

dowel(English)taco(Español)Holzdübel(Deutsch)bucha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccheville,cehville,cheivlle,chevile,chevilel,chevlile,chevville,chheville,chveille,hceville

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccheville1cehville2cheivlle2chevile1chevilel2chevlile2chevville1chheville1
Edit distance from "cheville"

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 "cheville"?
"cheville" is spelled C-H-E-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.vij\.
What does "cheville" mean?
As a noun, "cheville" means: Morceau de bois ou de métal qu’on fait entrer dans un trou pour le boucher, pour faire des assemblages ou pour d’autres usages.
What words are commonly confused with "cheville"?
"cheville" is commonly confused with "cueille", "chevilles", "cédille". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cheville"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheville" is \ʃə.vij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheville" come from?
"cheville" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “cheville”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃə.vij\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cueille” - see the side-by-side comparison. cheville vs cueille
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list