chipette
\ʃi.pɛt\
The verdict
“chipette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite chipie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chipette · chipette · French
chipette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | chipette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃi.pɛt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chipette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chipette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃi.pɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
chipette 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chipette, spelled C-H-I-P-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Petite chipie.
- 2Lesbienne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chipette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle fut telle qu'il en faudrait graver les péripéties en lettres d'or sur des tables d'airain, à l'usage des jeunes messieurs qui s'éprennent de chipettes noiraudes, maigrichones^([sic]) et perverses.
Les chipettes se pressent autour de la nouvelle, en jetant un regard de dédain à Celsius, cet hominien hétéro, même pas la sensibilité d'un homo... « Ce macho, qu'il retourne avec ses pouffiasses ! »
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.