chinoiser
\ʃi.nwa.ze\
The verdict
“chinoiser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contester des détails inutilement, être pointilleux sur des vétilles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chinoiser · chinoiser · French
chinoiser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chinoiser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʃi.nwa.ze\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chinoiser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chinoiser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃi.nwa.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
chinoiser doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chinoiser, spelled C-H-I-N-O-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Contester des détails inutilement, être pointilleux sur des vétilles.
- 2Passer une préparation culinaire liquide dans un chinois (sorte de passoire) afin de récupérer une préparation homogène et sans grumeaux.
- 3Soumettre à l’influence chinoise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chinoiser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu chinoises vraiment sur des choses sans importance !
Glace : infuser 6g de thé dans 250 g de lait et 80 g de crème. Chinoiser.
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.