Chevreul

\ʃø.vʁœl\

/\ʃø.vʁœl\/ name

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The verdict

“Chevreul” is uncommon French (frequency #84,633 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,633
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ancien nom de la commune de Beni Aziz dans la wilaya de Sétif en Algérie.

Key facts for Chevreul
PropertyValue
HeadwordChevreul
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʃø.vʁœl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chevreul” 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). Chevreul lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Chevreul is uncommon French at frequency #84,633 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃø.vʁœl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Chevreul doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Chevreul, spelled C-H-E-V-R-E-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancien nom de la commune de Beni Aziz dans la wilaya de Sétif en Algérie.
  2. 2
    Quartier de la ville de Lyon situé au sud de La Guillotière, autour de la rue du même nom.

Synonyms

Arbaoun

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 "Chevreul"?
"Chevreul" is spelled C-H-E-V-R-E-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃø.vʁœl\.
What does "Chevreul" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chevreul" means: Ancien nom de la commune de Beni Aziz dans la wilaya de Sétif en Algérie.
How do you pronounce "Chevreul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chevreul" is \ʃø.vʁœl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chevreul" come from?
"Chevreul" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Chevreul”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-V-R-E-U-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃø.vʁœl\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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