donner la chair de poule
\dɔ.ne la ʃɛʁ də pul\
The verdict
“donner la chair de poule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 24
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provoquer un hérissement des poils de la peau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-donner-la-chair-de-poule · donner la chair de poule · French
donner la chair de poule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 24 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | donner la chair de poule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dɔ.ne la ʃɛʁ də pul\ |
| Letters | 24 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « donner la chair de poule » en français
Rare enough to double-check
donner la chair de poule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dɔ.ne la ʃɛʁ də pul\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for donner la chair de poule, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is donner la chair de poule, spelled D-O-N-N-E-R- -L-A- -C-H-A-I-R- -D-E- -P-O-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Provoquer un hérissement des poils de la peau.
- 2Faire peur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how donner la chair de poule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et, dès lors, la peur de Raoul se compliqua d’une sorte d’horreur physique qui, réellement, dressait ses cheveux sur sa tête et lui donnait ce que l’on appelle vulgairement la chair de poule.
Une brise imperceptible passait par endroits sur le lac et lui donnait la chair de poule.
This word in other languages
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.