chouchouter

\ʃu.ʃu.te\

/\ʃu.ʃu.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“chouchouter” is an uncommon French word, ranked #64,318 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#64,318
frequency rank, French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Traiter avec complaisance.

Key facts for chouchouter
PropertyValue
Headwordchouchouter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃu.ʃu.te\
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chouchouter” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chouchouter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chouchouter is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃu.ʃu.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #64,318 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Traiter avec complaisance.".

chouchouter has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 chouchouter, spelled C-H-O-U-C-H-O-U-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Traiter avec complaisance.

Synonyms

bichonnercajolercâlinerchérirchoyercomblercoucounnercouverdorloterentourergâtermignardermignoterpouponnersoinoccupersoigner

This word in other languages

pet(English)verhätscheln(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chouchouter"?
"chouchouter" is spelled C-H-O-U-C-H-O-U-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃu.ʃu.te\.
What does "chouchouter" mean?
As a verb, "chouchouter" means: Traiter avec complaisance.
How do you pronounce "chouchouter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chouchouter" is \ʃu.ʃu.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chouchouter" come from?
"chouchouter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “chouchouter”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-O-U-C-H-O-U-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃu.ʃu.te\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list