chien de chasse

\ʃjɛ̃ də ʃas\

/\ʃjɛ̃ də ʃas\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chien dressé pour pister le gibier, et le rapporter.

Key facts for chien de chasse
PropertyValue
Headwordchien de chasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃjɛ̃ də ʃas\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chien de chasse” sits in French frequency

chien de chasse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chien de chasse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃjɛ̃ də ʃas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chien dressé pour pister le gibier, et le rapporter.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chien de chasse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chien de chasse, spelled C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -C-H-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chien dressé pour pister le gibier, et le rapporter.

This word in other languages

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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 "chien de chasse"?
"chien de chasse" is spelled C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -C-H-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃjɛ̃ də ʃas\.
What does "chien de chasse" mean?
As a noun, "chien de chasse" means: Chien dressé pour pister le gibier, et le rapporter.
How do you pronounce "chien de chasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chien de chasse" is \ʃjɛ̃ də ʃas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chien de chasse" come from?
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Using “chien de chasse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -C-H-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃjɛ̃ də ʃas\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list