chevreuse

\ʃə.vʁøz\

/\ʃə.vʁøz\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“chevreuse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,228
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancienne variété de pêche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chevreuse · chevreuse · French

chevreuse · rank #37,228 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,228
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chavirer

Nearest frequency peer: chavirer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chevreuse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chevreuse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

chevreuse vs chèvres
67% similar
chevreuse vs chevreuil
78% similar

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

Key facts for chevreuse
PropertyValue
Headwordchevreuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃə.vʁøz\
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,228
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chevreuse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chevreusese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chavirer » (#37,227), « chorégraphique » (#37,229), « charts » (#37,226). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chevreuse » est au #37,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around chevreuse (IPA \ʃə.vʁøz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,228 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ancienne variété de pêche.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for chevreuse, with forms such as "cchevreuse", "cehvreuse", and "cherveuse". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "chèvres", "chevreuil", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chevreuse, spelled C-H-E-V-R-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancienne variété de pêche.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchevreuse
  • cehvreuse
  • cherveuse
  • cheveruse
  • chevresue
  • chevreues
  • chevreusse
  • chevrreuse
  • chevruese
  • chevvreuse
  • chhevreuse
  • chvereuse
  • hcevreuse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chevreuse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchevreuse1cehvreuse2cherveuse2cheveruse2chevresue2chevreues2chevreusse1chevrreuse1
Edit distance from "chevreuse"

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 "chevreuse"?
"chevreuse" is spelled C-H-E-V-R-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃə.vʁøz\.
What does "chevreuse" mean?
As a noun, "chevreuse" means: Ancienne variété de pêche.
What words are commonly confused with "chevreuse"?
"chevreuse" is commonly confused with "chèvres", "chevreuil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chevreuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chevreuse" is \ʃə.vʁøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chevreuse" come from?
"chevreuse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chevreuse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chypriote#37,230character#37,223cesseront#37,221caressant#37,219

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

colossales13 variantsbrouillons13 variantsbricoleur13 variantsCoutances13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list