échalotes
\e.ʃa.lɔt\
The verdict
“échalotes” is uncommon French (frequency #55,006 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,006
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Pluriel de échalote.
Corpus desk
Index FR-echalotes · échalotes · French
échalotes · rank #55,006 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,006
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH échelonnent
Nearest frequency peer: échelonnent (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “échalotes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- yam
yam
44,998 corpus weight
- zoologiques
zoologiques
44,997 corpus weight
- échalotes
échalotes
44,995 corpus weight
- échelonnent
échelonnent
44,994 corpus weight
- écourter
écourter
44,993 corpus weight
- édifiés
édifiés
44,992 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “échalotes” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | échalotes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ʃa.lɔt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,006 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “échalotes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
échalotes is uncommon French at frequency #55,006 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ʃa.lɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de échalote.".
échalotes has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is échalotes, spelled É-C-H-A-L-O-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de échalote.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how échalotes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Arrachez oignons de couleur, ail et échalotes si les fanes sont jaunes
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "échalotes", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.