chou-fleur

\ʃu.flœʁ\

/\ʃu.flœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chou-fleur” 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 May 6, 2026) - Variété de chou dont les rameaux et les fleurs naissants forment une masse blanche et tendre.

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

Where “chou-fleur” sits in French frequency

chou-fleur 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-fleur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃu.flœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for chou-fleur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chou-fleur, spelled C-H-O-U---F-L-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variété de chou dont les rameaux et les fleurs naissants forment une masse blanche et tendre.
  2. 2
    Ce rameau d’ébauches de fleurs, utilisés comme légume.
  3. 3
    Jeu de cour de récréation où chaque joueur avance tour à tour de la distance exacte d’un pied, le premier en disant chou et le suivant fleur, et ainsi de suite, et où le premier à rejoindre le pied de l’autre a gagné.
  4. 4
    Synonyme de clavaire crépue (Sparassis crispa) (espèce de champignons).
  5. 5
    Anémone de mer du genre Actinia dont le contact provoque des brûlures. ^([2])
  6. 6
    Par analogie d'aspect, nom donné vulgairement au condylome acuminé.

This word in other languages

cauliflower(English)coliflor(Español)Blumenkohl(Deutsch)

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-fleur"?
"chou-fleur" is spelled C-H-O-U---F-L-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃu.flœʁ\.
What does "chou-fleur" mean?
As a noun, "chou-fleur" means: Variété de chou dont les rameaux et les fleurs naissants forment une masse blanche et tendre.
How do you pronounce "chou-fleur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chou-fleur" is \ʃu.flœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chou-fleur" come from?
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Using “chou-fleur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-O-U---F-L-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃu.flœʁ\ (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