chien de rapport
\ʃjɛ̃ də ʁa.pɔʁ\
The verdict
“chien de rapport” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Une des races de chiens de chasse, dressés à trouver, poursuivre et rapporter le gibier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chien-de-rapport · chien de rapport · French
chien de rapport · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chien de rapport |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃjɛ̃ də ʁa.pɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chien de rapport » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chien de rapport is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃjɛ̃ də ʁa.pɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Une des races de chiens de chasse, dressés à trouver, poursuivre et rapporter le gibier.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chien de rapport in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chien de rapport, spelled C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -R-A-P-P-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Une des races de chiens de chasse, dressés à trouver, poursuivre et rapporter le gibier.
Synonyms
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.