chougneur

\ʃu.ŋœʁ\

/\ʃu.ŋœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui aime à se plaindre en gémissant ou en geignant.

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Index FR-chougneur · chougneur · French

chougneur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 chougneur
PropertyValue
Headwordchougneur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃu.ŋœʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chougneur » en français

chougneurn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chougneur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃu.ŋœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui aime à se plaindre en gémissant ou en geignant.".

Zero misspellings are on record for chougneur in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chougneur, spelled C-H-O-U-G-N-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui aime à se plaindre en gémissant ou en geignant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Qu'a-t-il à faire d'un gaffeur, d'un chougneur qui exécute tout de travers ! Je me hais de ne pas savoir me faire aimer. Je suis esclave bégayant comme on est chien ou chat.
  2. Hier, au Centre Rachi, le chougneur Bernard-Henri Lévy a donné une conférence « Barbie, Bardèche, Verges, Le Pen et quelques autres : le retour des fantômes ». Il a dû, je suppose, me compter parmi les « quelques autres ».

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "chougneur"?
"chougneur" is spelled C-H-O-U-G-N-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃu.ŋœʁ\.
What does "chougneur" mean?
As a noun, "chougneur" means: Celui qui aime à se plaindre en gémissant ou en geignant.
How do you pronounce "chougneur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chougneur" is \ʃu.ŋœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chougneur" come from?
"chougneur" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list