chien de quartier
\ʃjɛ̃ də kaʁ.tje\
The verdict
“chien de quartier” 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) - Adjudant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chien de quartier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃjɛ̃ də kaʁ.tje\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chien de quartier” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chien de quartier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃjɛ̃ də kaʁ.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adjudant.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chien de quartier in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chien de quartier, spelled C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Adjudant.
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.
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Using “chien de quartier”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃjɛ̃ də kaʁ.tje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.