chômage technique
\ʃo.maʒ tɛk.nik\
The verdict
“chômage technique” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arrêt de travail pour des motifs techniques tels que des difficultés d’approvisionnement, une indisponibilité des équipements, une occupation des locaux, des intempéries…
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chômage technique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃo.maʒ tɛk.nik\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chômage technique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for chômage technique is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃo.maʒ tɛk.nik\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Arrêt de travail pour des motifs techniques tels que des difficultés d’approvisionnement, une indisponibilité des équipements, une occupation des locaux, des intempéries…".
No misspelling variants are generated for chômage technique in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chômage technique, spelled C-H-Ô-M-A-G-E- -T-E-C-H-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Arrêt de travail pour des motifs techniques tels que des difficultés d’approvisionnement, une indisponibilité des équipements, une occupation des locaux, des intempéries…
This word in other languages
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is C-H-Ô-M-A-G-E- -T-E-C-H-N-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.