chiard
\ʃjaʁ\
The verdict
“chiard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - , voire Jeune enfant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chiard · chiard · French
chiard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | chiard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃjaʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
chiard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃjaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chiard, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chiard, spelled C-H-I-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1, voire Jeune enfant.
- 2Met traditionnel à base de pommes de terre, d'oignons et de restes de viande.
- 3, Grande réunion, fête ou rassemblement.
- 4, Situation pénible car confuse ou compliquée; cafouillage, imbroglio.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chiard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avec tous ses chiards, je me demande comment elle s’en sort.
Dans l'escalier, des gamins jouent avec un chien. Il leur fait signe de dégager. Les chiards se dispersent sans insister.
This word in other languages
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.