chouette effraie

\ʃwɛ.t‿e.fʁɛ\

/\ʃwɛ.t‿e.fʁɛ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce d’oiseau rapace nocturne ubiquiste, qui a un masque facial blanc en forme de cœur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chouette-effraie · chouette effraie · French

chouette effraie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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 chouette effraie
PropertyValue
Headwordchouette effraie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃwɛ.t‿e.fʁɛ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chouette effraie » en français

chouette effraiesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chouette effraie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃwɛ.t‿e.fʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d’oiseau rapace nocturne ubiquiste, qui a un masque facial blanc en forme de cœur.".

chouette effraie has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is chouette effraie, spelled C-H-O-U-E-T-T-E- -E-F-F-R-A-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce d’oiseau rapace nocturne ubiquiste, qui a un masque facial blanc en forme de cœur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Et la vie de la chouette effraie devient plus difficile encore lorsque se réduisent les effectifs des campagnols, ces rongeurs prolifiques contre lesquels est régulièrement pratiqué, dans certaines régions, l’épandage d’un anticoagulant mortel.

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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 "chouette effraie"?
"chouette effraie" is spelled C-H-O-U-E-T-T-E- -E-F-F-R-A-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃwɛ.t‿e.fʁɛ\.
What does "chouette effraie" mean?
As a noun, "chouette effraie" means: Espèce d’oiseau rapace nocturne ubiquiste, qui a un masque facial blanc en forme de cœur.
How do you pronounce "chouette effraie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chouette effraie" is \ʃwɛ.t‿e.fʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chouette effraie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list