cran de chute

\kʁɑ̃ də ʃyt\

/\kʁɑ̃ də ʃyt\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entaille faite à l’abattage pour guider la chute de l’arbre dans le sens voulu.

Key facts for cran de chute
PropertyValue
Headwordcran de chute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɑ̃ də ʃyt\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cran de chute” sits in French frequency

cran de chute falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cran de chute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɑ̃ də ʃyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entaille faite à l’abattage pour guider la chute de l’arbre dans le sens voulu.".

cran de chute has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cran de chute, spelled C-R-A-N- -D-E- -C-H-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entaille faite à l’abattage pour guider la chute de l’arbre dans le sens voulu.

Synonyms

entaille directionnelle

This word in other languages

birdsmouth(English)

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 "cran de chute"?
"cran de chute" is spelled C-R-A-N- -D-E- -C-H-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɑ̃ də ʃyt\.
What does "cran de chute" mean?
As a noun, "cran de chute" means: Entaille faite à l’abattage pour guider la chute de l’arbre dans le sens voulu.
How do you pronounce "cran de chute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cran de chute" is \kʁɑ̃ də ʃyt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cran de chute" come from?
"cran de chute" 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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Using “cran de chute”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-A-N- -D-E- -C-H-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁɑ̃ də ʃyt\ (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
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