chtar
\ʃtaʁ\
The verdict
“chtar” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coup.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chtar · chtar · French
chtar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chtar |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃtaʁ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chtar » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chtar is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃtaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
chtar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chtar, spelled C-H-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Coup.
- 2Bouton (sur la peau).
- 3Prison ; cellule (de prison).
- 4Policier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chtar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour ponctuer il lui aligne un chtar au bouc qui la rend songeuse. Arrête ! interviens-je.
Hey Nico, m’interpella Thierry alors que je glissais mes pièces de dix centimes dans la fente de la machine à café, c’est quoi ce méchant chtar sous ton œil droit ?
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.