en chaleur
\ɑ̃ ʃa.lœʁ\
The verdict
“en chaleur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prête à s’accoupler avec un partenaire, en parlant de la femelle d’un animal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-chaleur · en chaleur · French
en chaleur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en chaleur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ ʃa.lœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en chaleur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en chaleur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃ ʃa.lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for en chaleur, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is en chaleur, spelled E-N- -C-H-A-L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Prête à s’accoupler avec un partenaire, en parlant de la femelle d’un animal.
- 2Prête à satisfaire ses désirs sexuels, en parlant d’une femme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en chaleur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les mâles en rut cherchent des femelles en chaleur.
Elle savait fort bien ce qui lui arrivait, elle était en chaleur.
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.