chevillier
\ʃə.vi.je\
The verdict
“chevillier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cheval qui est placé à la cheville ouvrière d’un attelage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chevillier · chevillier · French
chevillier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chevillier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃə.vi.je\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chevillier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chevillier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃə.vi.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
chevillier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chevillier, spelled C-H-E-V-I-L-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Cheval qui est placé à la cheville ouvrière d’un attelage.
- 2Dispositif d'accueil des chevilles sur un instrument à cordes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chevillier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ici, un limonier de 800 kg, pas plus, avec un chevillier et un devancier de 700 kl suffisent normalement pour tirer la grande gerbière bien chargée. — (Marcel Mavré, Attelages et attelées : Un siècle d’utilisation du cheval de trait, France Agricole Éditions, 2004)
Lorsque ce polissage est terminé, il indique sur le chevillier la place des trous qui recevront les chevilles.
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.