chibouque

\ʃi.buk\

/\ʃi.buk\/ noun

The verdict

“chibouque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pipe turque, à long tuyau de bois.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chibouque · chibouque · French

chibouque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for chibouque
PropertyValue
Headwordchibouque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃi.buk\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chibouque » en français

chibouquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chibouque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃi.buk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pipe turque, à long tuyau de bois.".

chibouque has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chibouque, spelled C-H-I-B-O-U-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pipe turque, à long tuyau de bois.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chibouque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Madame Dubarry peinte au pastel par Latour, une étoile sur la tête, nue et dans un nuage, paraissait contempler avec concupiscence une chibouque indienne.
  2. Le pope Nikola pointait alors souvent sa chibouque vers la ville en contrebas, au bord de la rivière, et il disait en plaisantant à demi : Tout ce qui respire et grouille là en bas, tout ce qui est doté d’une voix humaine, c’est nous deux qui en répondons.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chibouque"?
"chibouque" is spelled C-H-I-B-O-U-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃi.buk\.
What does "chibouque" mean?
As a noun, "chibouque" means: Pipe turque, à long tuyau de bois.
How do you pronounce "chibouque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chibouque" is \ʃi.buk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chibouque" come from?
"chibouque" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list