choucroute

\ʃu.kʁut\

/\ʃu.kʁut\/ noun

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The verdict

“choucroute” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,280
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chou blanc coupé en fins rubans et légèrement acidulé par un commencement de fermentation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-choucroute · choucroute · French

choucroute · rank #29,280 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,280
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chics

Nearest frequency peer: chics (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « choucroute »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « choucroute » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for choucroute
PropertyValue
Headwordchoucroute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃu.kʁut\
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,280
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « choucroute »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).choucroutese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chics » (#29,279), « chow » (#29,281), « chicane » (#29,278). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « choucroute » est au #29,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around choucroute (IPA \ʃu.kʁut\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,280 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for choucroute, with forms such as "cchoucroute", "chhoucroute", and "chocuroute". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is choucroute, spelled C-H-O-U-C-R-O-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chou blanc coupé en fins rubans et légèrement acidulé par un commencement de fermentation.
  2. 2
    Type de chignon aux cheveux crêpés.
  3. 3
    Surnom donné au mastic fibré, utilisé lors du tuning de véhicules.
  4. 4
    Terme inséré par dérision dans une énumération de sujets graves.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Choucroute garnie, plat de choucroute cuite accompagnée de diverses charcuteries
  2. Des marchands de conserves, à la porte desquels des barriques défoncées débordaient d’une choucroute jaune.

This word in other languages

sauerkraut(English)chucrut(Español)Sauerkraut(Deutsch)chucrute(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchoucroute
  • chhoucroute
  • chocuroute
  • chouccroute
  • choucorute
  • choucrotue
  • choucrouet
  • choucroutte
  • choucrroute
  • choucruote
  • chourcoute
  • chuocroute
  • cohucroute
  • hcoucroute

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of choucroute - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchoucroute1chhoucroute1chocuroute2chouccroute1choucorute2choucrotue2choucrouet2choucroutte1
Edit distance from "choucroute"

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 "choucroute"?
"choucroute" is spelled C-H-O-U-C-R-O-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃu.kʁut\.
What does "choucroute" mean?
As a noun, "choucroute" means: Chou blanc coupé en fins rubans et légèrement acidulé par un commencement de fermentation.
What are common misspellings of "choucroute"?
Common misspellings include "cchoucroute", "chhoucroute", "chocuroute", "chouccroute", "choucorute". The correct spelling is "choucroute".
How do you pronounce "choucroute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "choucroute" is \ʃu.kʁut\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "choucroute" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "choucroute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chardonnay#29,277coalitions#29,285commentent#29,290confédérés#29,296

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

carpenter14 variantscompagnes14 variantsconfronte14 variantscérébraux14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list