chier

\ʃje\

/\ʃje\/ verb

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The verdict

“chier” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,945
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-chier · chier · French

chier · rank #1,945 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,945
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH canal

Nearest frequency peer: canal (-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 « chier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chier » 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).

chier vs Cir
40% similar
chier vs CHR
0% similar
chier vs ciel
60% similar

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

Key facts for chier
PropertyValue
Headwordchier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃje\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,945
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chier »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chierse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « canal » (#1,944), « chiffre » (#1,946), « aéroport » (#1,943). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chier » est au #1,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around chier (IPA \ʃje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,945 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for chier, with forms such as "cchier", "cheir", and "chhier". 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, "Cir", "CHR", "ciel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chier, spelled C-H-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déféquer.
  2. 2
    Conchier, mépriser.
  3. 3
    (Construit avec faire) Emmerder, embêter, ennuyer.
  4. 4
    Faire suer, en baver.
  5. 5
    ou Faire, chiader, dire, envoyer.
  6. 6
    Barder.
  7. 7
    Péter, faire un pet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Juron d’Héliodore, les jours fastes : – « Que le Diable te chie trente sous et à moi six francs. »
  2. – Tu sais, Charles, un petit « nonos » me suffit. Charles, placide : – Je sais, je sais. Tu manges comme un oiseau et tu chies comme une vache.

Synonyms

aller à la sellecaguercouler un bronzedéféquerfaire cacafaire popodémouler un cakemouler un cakedéposer une pêcheposer une pêchetartircrillavecompisserconchieremmerderenculerniquer

This word in other languages

shit(English)cagar(Español)kacken(Deutsch)cagar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchier
  • cheir
  • chhier
  • chierr
  • chire
  • ciher
  • hcier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chier - 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.

cchier1cheir2chhier1chierr1chire2ciher2hcier2
Edit distance from "chier"

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 "chier"?
"chier" is spelled C-H-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃje\.
What does "chier" mean?
As a verb, "chier" means: Déféquer.
What words are commonly confused with "chier"?
"chier" is commonly confused with "Cir", "CHR", "ciel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chier" is \ʃje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chier" come from?
"chier" 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 "chier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

canal#1,944comte#1,947aimes#1,941glace#1,954

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

repas7 variantsquels7 variantspiste7 variantsplage7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list