Chien de Terre
\ʃjɛ̃ də tɛʁ\
The verdict
“Chien de Terre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément 35 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 5ᵉ tige céleste 戊 qui représente le terre des cinq phases et le yang, et de la 11ᵉ branche terrestre 戌 qui représente le Chien du zodiaque chi...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chien de Terre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ʃjɛ̃ də tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chien de Terre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Chien de Terre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃjɛ̃ də tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élément 35 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 5ᵉ tige céleste 戊 qui représente le terre des cinq phases et le yang, et de la 11ᵉ branche terrestre 戌 qui représente le Chien du zodiaque chi...".
No misspelling variants are generated for Chien de Terre in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Chien de Terre, spelled C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -T-E-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1Élément 35 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 5ᵉ tige céleste 戊 qui représente le terre des cinq phases et le yang, et de la 11ᵉ branche terrestre 戌 qui représente le Chien du zodiaque chinois, associé aux années 1958, 2018 et 2078 entre autres.
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.
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Using “Chien de Terre”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-H-I-E-N- -D-E- -T-E-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃjɛ̃ də tɛʁ\ (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.