chou cabus

\ʃu ka.by\

/\ʃu ka.by\/ noun

The verdict

“chou cabus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Variété de chou dont l’aspect lisse et rond rappelle une pomme ; c’est à partir de cette variété que l’on a créé, entre autres, les formes chou blanc, chou rouge ou chou de Brunswick.

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Index FR-chou-cabus · chou cabus · French

chou cabus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for chou cabus
PropertyValue
Headwordchou cabus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃu ka.by\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chou cabus » en français

chou cabusn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chou cabus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃu ka.by\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variété de chou dont l’aspect lisse et rond rappelle une pomme ; c’est à partir de cette variété que l’on a créé, entre autres, les formes chou blanc, chou rouge ou chou de Brunswick.".

chou cabus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chou cabus, spelled C-H-O-U- -C-A-B-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variété de chou dont l’aspect lisse et rond rappelle une pomme ; c’est à partir de cette variété que l’on a créé, entre autres, les formes chou blanc, chou rouge ou chou de Brunswick.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how chou cabus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — Et tu es bien guéri ? — Sain comme un chou cabus.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chou cabus"?
"chou cabus" is spelled C-H-O-U- -C-A-B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃu ka.by\.
What does "chou cabus" mean?
As a noun, "chou cabus" means: Variété de chou dont l’aspect lisse et rond rappelle une pomme ; c’est à partir de cette variété que l’on a créé, entre autres, les formes chou blanc, chou rouge ou chou de Brunswick.
How do you pronounce "chou cabus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chou cabus" is \ʃu ka.by\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chou cabus" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list