couteau de chasse

\ku.to də ʃas\

/\ku.to də ʃas\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couteau utilisé pour servir un animal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-couteau-de-chasse · couteau de chasse · French

couteau de chasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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 couteau de chasse
PropertyValue
Headwordcouteau de chasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.to də ʃas\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « couteau de chasse » en français

couteau de chassereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

couteau de chasse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.to də ʃas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

couteau de chasse has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is couteau de chasse, spelled C-O-U-T-E-A-U- -D-E- -C-H-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couteau utilisé pour servir un animal.
  2. 2
    Meuble représentant l’outil du même nom dans les armoiries. Il se blasonne comme le couteau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ainsi, il peut transporter un couteau de chasse, une dague ou un épieu entre le lieu de chasse et son domicile.
  2. D’azur au couteau de chasse d’argent, au manche de gueules garni et clouté d’or, posé en pal, qui est de Durmenach, du Haut-Rhin → voir illustration « armoiries avec un couteau de chasse »

Synonyms

daguepoignard de chasse

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 "couteau de chasse"?
"couteau de chasse" is spelled C-O-U-T-E-A-U- -D-E- -C-H-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.to də ʃas\.
What does "couteau de chasse" mean?
As a noun, "couteau de chasse" means: Couteau utilisé pour servir un animal.
How do you pronounce "couteau de chasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couteau de chasse" is \ku.to də ʃas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couteau de chasse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list