chouette hulotte

\ʃwɛt ʔy.lɔt\

/\ʃwɛt ʔy.lɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“chouette hulotte” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce d’oiseau rapace nocturne, chouette d’Eurasie et d'Afrique du Nord, aux yeux noirs, au ventre pâle avec des stries sombres, et aux parties supérieures du corps brunes ou grises.

Key facts for chouette hulotte
PropertyValue
Headwordchouette hulotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃwɛt ʔy.lɔt\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chouette hulotte” sits in French frequency

chouette hulotte 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chouette hulotte is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃwɛt ʔy.lɔt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Espèce d’oiseau rapace nocturne, chouette d’Eurasie et d'Afrique du Nord, aux yeux noirs, au ventre pâle avec des stries sombres, et aux parties supérieures du corps brunes ou grises.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chouette hulotte in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chouette hulotte, spelled C-H-O-U-E-T-T-E- -H-U-L-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce d’oiseau rapace nocturne, chouette d’Eurasie et d'Afrique du Nord, aux yeux noirs, au ventre pâle avec des stries sombres, et aux parties supérieures du corps brunes ou grises.

Synonyms

chat-huanthuethuette

This word in other languages

tawny owl(English)cárabo(Español)Waldkauz(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 "chouette hulotte"?
"chouette hulotte" is spelled C-H-O-U-E-T-T-E- -H-U-L-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃwɛt ʔy.lɔt\.
What does "chouette hulotte" mean?
As a noun, "chouette hulotte" means: Espèce d’oiseau rapace nocturne, chouette d’Eurasie et d'Afrique du Nord, aux yeux noirs, au ventre pâle avec des stries sombres, et aux parties supérieures du corps brunes ou grises.
How do you pronounce "chouette hulotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chouette hulotte" is \ʃwɛt ʔy.lɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chouette hulotte" come from?
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Using “chouette hulotte”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-O-U-E-T-T-E- -H-U-L-O-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃwɛt ʔy.lɔt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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