chuchotements

\ʃy.ʃɔt.mɑ̃\

/\ʃy.ʃɔt.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chuchotements” is uncommon French (frequency #62,858 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,858
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de chuchotement.

Key facts for chuchotements
PropertyValue
Headwordchuchotements
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃy.ʃɔt.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#62,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chuchotements” 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). chuchotements 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

chuchotements is uncommon French at frequency #62,858 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃy.ʃɔt.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de chuchotement.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chuchotements, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chuchotements, spelled C-H-U-C-H-O-T-E-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chuchotement.

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 "chuchotements"?
"chuchotements" is spelled C-H-U-C-H-O-T-E-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃy.ʃɔt.mɑ̃\.
What does "chuchotements" mean?
As a noun, "chuchotements" means: Pluriel de chuchotement.
How do you pronounce "chuchotements"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chuchotements" is \ʃy.ʃɔt.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chuchotements" come from?
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Using “chuchotements”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-U-C-H-O-T-E-M-E-N-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃy.ʃɔt.mɑ̃\ (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

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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