échassiers

\e.ʃa.sje\

/\e.ʃa.sje\/ adj

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The verdict

“échassiers” is uncommon French (frequency #79,869 among 40,273 “É” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,869
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de échassier.

Key facts for échassiers
PropertyValue
Headwordéchassiers
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.ʃa.sje\
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “échassiers” 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). échassiers 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

échassiers is uncommon French at frequency #79,869 among 40,273 “É” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.ʃa.sje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de échassier.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for échassiers, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is échassiers, spelled É-C-H-A-S-S-I-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de échassier.

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 "échassiers"?
"échassiers" is spelled É-C-H-A-S-S-I-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʃa.sje\.
What does "échassiers" mean?
As an adjective, "échassiers" means: Masculin pluriel de échassier.
How do you pronounce "échassiers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "échassiers" is \e.ʃa.sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "échassiers" come from?
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Using “échassiers”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-C-H-A-S-S-I-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ʃa.sje\ (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