chiffons

\ʃi.fɔ̃\

/\ʃi.fɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chiffons” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,725
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-chiffons · chiffons · French

chiffons · rank #37,725 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,725
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheyenne

Nearest frequency peer: cheyenne (-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 « chiffons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chiffons » 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).

chiffons vs chiffres
75% similar
chiffons vs chiffon
88% similar

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

Key facts for chiffons
PropertyValue
Headwordchiffons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃi.fɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,725
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chiffons »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).chiffonsse 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 « cheyenne » (#37,724), « choisirais » (#37,726), « checker » (#37,723). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chiffons » est au #37,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chiffons (IPA \ʃi.fɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,725 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chiffon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chiffons, with forms such as "cchiffons", "chfifons", and "chhiffons". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "chiffres", "chiffon", 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 chiffons, spelled C-H-I-F-F-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chiffon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un système de crochets et de cordes est aménagé à la partie inférieure du couvercle et sur la paroi interne du tonneau pour y déposer les objets à stériliser ou à déverminiser ; on bouche les interstices avec de la glaise, du feutre mouillé ou des chiffons mouillés.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchiffons
  • chfifons
  • chhiffons
  • chiffnos
  • chiffonns
  • chiffonss
  • chiffosn
  • chifofns
  • chifons
  • cihffons
  • hciffons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchiffons1chfifons2chhiffons1chiffnos2chiffonns1chiffonss1chiffosn2chifofns2
Edit distance from "chiffons"

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 "chiffons"?
"chiffons" is spelled C-H-I-F-F-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃi.fɔ̃\.
What does "chiffons" mean?
As a noun, "chiffons" means: Pluriel de chiffon.
What words are commonly confused with "chiffons"?
"chiffons" is commonly confused with "chiffres", "chiffon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chiffons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiffons" is \ʃi.fɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiffons" come from?
"chiffons" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cheyenne#37,724coincées#37,733casillas#37,714coniques#37,740

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

checker11 variantsClamart11 variantscaptent11 variantscoûtant11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list