chien de Dalmatie

\ʃjɛ̃.dø.dal.ma.si\

/\ʃjɛ̃.dø.dal.ma.si\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de dalmatien (race de chien).

Key facts for chien de Dalmatie
PropertyValue
Headwordchien de Dalmatie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃjɛ̃.dø.dal.ma.si\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chien de Dalmatie” sits in French frequency

chien de Dalmatie 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 Dalmatie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃjɛ̃.dø.dal.ma.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de dalmatien (race de chien).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chien de Dalmatie, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chien de Dalmatie, spelled C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -D-A-L-M-A-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de dalmatien (race de chien).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chien de Dalmatie"?
"chien de Dalmatie" is spelled C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -D-A-L-M-A-T-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃjɛ̃.dø.dal.ma.si\.
What does "chien de Dalmatie" mean?
As a noun, "chien de Dalmatie" means: Synonyme de dalmatien (race de chien).
How do you pronounce "chien de Dalmatie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chien de Dalmatie" is \ʃjɛ̃.dø.dal.ma.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chien de Dalmatie" come from?
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Using “chien de Dalmatie”

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- -D-A-L-M-A-T-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃjɛ̃.dø.dal.ma.si\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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