chicot
\ʃi.ko\
The verdict
“chicot” is an uncommon French word, ranked #81,875 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #81,875
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ce qui reste hors de terre d’un arbre cassé par le vent ou coupé.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chicot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃi.ko\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,875 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chicot” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for chicot is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃi.ko\. Corpus data places it at rank #81,875 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for chicot in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 chicot, spelled C-H-I-C-O-T.
Definition
- 1Ce qui reste hors de terre d’un arbre cassé par le vent ou coupé.
- 2Meuble représentant un tronc d’arbre écoté dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté sans racines ni faîte avec des couples de branches coupées disposées de part et d’autre du tronc de manière symétrique. Il est représenté en pal sinon, on doit préciser sa position. À rapprocher de écot.
- 3Petit morceau de bois rompu.
- 4Blessure du pied, faite par un chicot.
- 5Morceau qui reste d’une dent rompue.
- 6Ce qui reste à la base des anciens murs d’un édifice.
- 7En géomorphologie, type descriptif de formes d'érosion de certaines roches notamment granitoïdes ou carbonatées.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “chicot”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-I-C-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃi.ko\ (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
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.