chou blanc
\ʃu blɑ̃\
The verdict
“chou blanc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour signaler qu’on n’a rien trouvé, qu’on a échoué.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chou-blanc · chou blanc · French
chou blanc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | chou blanc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ʃu blɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chou blanc » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chou blanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ʃu blɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pour signaler qu’on n’a rien trouvé, qu’on a échoué.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chou blanc in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chou blanc, spelled C-H-O-U- -B-L-A-N-C.
Definition
- 1Pour signaler qu’on n’a rien trouvé, qu’on a échoué.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chou blanc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chou blanc, donc !
« Chou blanc », annonça-t-il d’emblée. « Je n’ai rien du tout. Personne n’a rien vu, rien entendu. Personne n’a même remarqué de voiture étrangère au village depuis des semaines… »
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.