Chleuh
\ʃlø\
The verdict
“Chleuh” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peuple berbère de l’Atlas au Maroc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chleuh · Chleuh · French
Chleuh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Chleuh |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃlø\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Chleuh » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Chleuh is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃlø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peuple berbère de l’Atlas au Maroc.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Chleuh in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Chleuh, spelled C-H-L-E-U-H.
Definition
- 1Peuple berbère de l’Atlas au Maroc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Chleuh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Maroc est un pays essentiellement berbère. Des Berbères purs, Rifains dans le nord, Berâber au centre et Chleuh au sud, superficiellement islamisés mais non arabisés, occupent les trois quarts de sa superficie […]
L’ennemi réel n’était pas le pauvre nhaqué enfoui dans la boue des rizières, le chleuh retrouvant son moukkala, le fellaga terré dans son djebel.
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.