chouille

\ʃuj\

/\ʃuj\/ noun

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The verdict

“chouille” is uncommon French (frequency #98,884 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,884
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fête entre amis.

Key facts for chouille
PropertyValue
Headwordchouille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃuj\
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chouille” 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). chouille lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

chouille is uncommon French at frequency #98,884 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃuj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chouille, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chouille, spelled C-H-O-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fête entre amis.
  2. 2
    Événement festif caractérisé par l’absorption excessive de substances alcooliques, illicites ou non, pour leurs effets psychotropes durant l’événement. Elle rassemble un certain nombre de personnes. Degré supérieur par rapport à la fête, et inférieur par rapport à l’orgie, même si certaines peuvent dériver vers cette dernière.

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 "chouille"?
"chouille" is spelled C-H-O-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃuj\.
What does "chouille" mean?
As a noun, "chouille" means: Fête entre amis.
How do you pronounce "chouille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chouille" is \ʃuj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chouille" come from?
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Using “chouille”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-O-U-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃuj\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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