chou de Milan

\ʃu də mi.lɑ̃\

/\ʃu də mi.lɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“chou de Milan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variété de chou pommé (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda), à feuilles vertes gaufrées ou cloquées, résistant bien au froid, et consommé comme légume.

Key facts for chou de Milan
PropertyValue
Headwordchou de Milan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃu də mi.lɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chou de Milan” sits in French frequency

chou de Milan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chou de Milan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃu də mi.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variété de chou pommé (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda), à feuilles vertes gaufrées ou cloquées, résistant bien au froid, et consommé comme légume.".

chou de Milan doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 de Milan, spelled C-H-O-U- -D-E- -M-I-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variété de chou pommé (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda), à feuilles vertes gaufrées ou cloquées, résistant bien au froid, et consommé comme légume.

Synonyms

chou de Savoiechou pommé frisé

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chou de Milan"?
"chou de Milan" is spelled C-H-O-U- -D-E- -M-I-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃu də mi.lɑ̃\.
What does "chou de Milan" mean?
As a noun, "chou de Milan" means: Variété de chou pommé (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda), à feuilles vertes gaufrées ou cloquées, résistant bien au froid, et consommé comme légume.
How do you pronounce "chou de Milan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chou de Milan" is \ʃu də mi.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chou de Milan" come from?
"chou de Milan" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “chou de Milan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-O-U- -D-E- -M-I-L-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃu də mi.lɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list