être du chinois

\ɛtʁ dy ʃi.nwa\

/\ɛtʁ dy ʃi.nwa\/ verb

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The verdict

“être du chinois” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être dit ou écrit en chinois, en langue chinoise.

Key facts for être du chinois
PropertyValue
Headwordêtre du chinois
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛtʁ dy ʃi.nwa\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “être du chinois” sits in French frequency

être du chinois 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for être du chinois is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛtʁ dy ʃi.nwa\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for être du chinois in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is être du chinois, spelled Ê-T-R-E- -D-U- -C-H-I-N-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être dit ou écrit en chinois, en langue chinoise.
  2. 2
    Se dit pour quelque chose d’incompréhensible, de compliqué, d’abscons.

Synonyms

être de l’hébreuêtre du javanaisêtre du russe

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 "être du chinois"?
"être du chinois" is spelled Ê-T-R-E- -D-U- -C-H-I-N-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛtʁ dy ʃi.nwa\.
What does "être du chinois" mean?
As a verb, "être du chinois" means: Être dit ou écrit en chinois, en langue chinoise.
How do you pronounce "être du chinois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "être du chinois" is \ɛtʁ dy ʃi.nwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "être du chinois" come from?
"être du chinois" 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 “être du chinois”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Ê-T-R-E- -D-U- -C-H-I-N-O-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛtʁ dy ʃi.nwa\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list