chiens

\ʃjɛ̃\

/\ʃjɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chiens” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,466
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de chien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chiens · chiens · French

chiens · rank #2,466 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,466
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH charges

Nearest frequency peer: charges (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chiens »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chiens » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chiens vs chin
67% similar
chiens vs chier
67% similar
chiens vs coins
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chiens
PropertyValue
Headwordchiens
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃjɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,466
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chiens »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).chiensse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « charges » (#2,465), « connue » (#2,467), « cesse » (#2,464). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chiens » est au #2,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chiens (IPA \ʃjɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,466 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chien.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chiens, with forms such as "cchiens", "cheins", and "chhiens". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chin", "chier", "coins", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chiens, spelled C-H-I-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how chiens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quand il disait ses poèmes étranges et doux, les bêtes approchaient pour mieux l’entendre, les lézards et les chiens, et les pigeons posant sur son épaule un vol rejoint, songeant peut-être à le défendre ; les hirondelles, ces oiseaux qui, pour mieux relier l’homme et le ciel, nichent sous les génoises des toitures, les chèvres qui débroutent les haies, b…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchiens
  • cheins
  • chhiens
  • chienns
  • chienss
  • chiesn
  • chines
  • cihens
  • hciens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chiens - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchiens1cheins2chhiens1chienns1chienss1chiesn2chines2cihens2
Edit distance from "chiens"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chiens"?
"chiens" is spelled C-H-I-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃjɛ̃\.
What does "chiens" mean?
As a noun, "chiens" means: Pluriel de chien.
What words are commonly confused with "chiens"?
"chiens" is commonly confused with "chin", "chier", "coins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chiens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiens" is \ʃjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiens" come from?
"chiens" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chiens", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

connue#2,467courte#2,468cercle#2,463former#2,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

résumé9 variantspuissant9 variantsrepris9 variantspassent9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list