chiesa

\ˈkjɛ.za\

/\ˈkjɛ.za\/ noun

The verdict

“chiesa” is uncommon French (frequency #62,854 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,854
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Église, lieu de culte dans la religion chrétienne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chiesa · chiesa · French

chiesa · rank #62,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,854
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chevrette

Nearest frequency peer: chevrette (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « chiesa »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « chiesa » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chiesa
PropertyValue
Headwordchiesa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkjɛ.za\
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chiesa » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chiesatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « chevrette » (#62,853), « Chessy » (#62,852), « christique » (#62,856). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chiesa » est au #62,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chiesa is uncommon French at frequency #62,854 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkjɛ.za\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Église, lieu de culte dans la religion chrétienne.".

Zero misspellings are on record for chiesa in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chiesa, spelled C-H-I-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Église, lieu de culte dans la religion chrétienne.

Synonyms

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 "chiesa"?
"chiesa" is spelled C-H-I-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkjɛ.za\.
What does "chiesa" mean?
As a noun, "chiesa" means: Église, lieu de culte dans la religion chrétienne.
How do you pronounce "chiesa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiesa" is \ˈkjɛ.za\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiesa" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list