CHS

\se.aʃ.ɛs\

/\se.aʃ.ɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“CHS” is uncommon French (frequency #80,992 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,992
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait qu’un corps humain prenne feu sans qu’il ait été enflammé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chs · CHS · French

CHS · rank #80,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,992
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH choisiraient

Nearest frequency peer: choisiraient (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « CHS »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « CHS » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for CHS
PropertyValue
HeadwordCHS
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\se.aʃ.ɛs\
Letters3
Frequency rank#80,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « CHS » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).CHStombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « choisiraient » (#80,991), « chuchotent » (#80,993), « chois » (#80,990). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « CHS » est au #80,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

CHS is uncommon French at frequency #80,992 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \se.aʃ.ɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait qu’un corps humain prenne feu sans qu’il ait été enflammé.".

No misspelling variants are generated for CHS in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is CHS, spelled C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait qu’un corps humain prenne feu sans qu’il ait été enflammé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quand les statisticiens définissent le profil type de la victime de CHS, il s’agit d’une fumeuse alcoolique déprimée sujette aux flatulences.

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 "CHS"?
"CHS" is spelled C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is \se.aʃ.ɛs\.
What does "CHS" mean?
As a noun, "CHS" means: Fait qu’un corps humain prenne feu sans qu’il ait été enflammé.
How do you pronounce "CHS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CHS" is \se.aʃ.ɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "CHS" come from?
"CHS" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dak#81,038Ayo#80,894asu#80,885FCs#81,155

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list