faire chou blanc

\fɛʁ ʃu blɑ̃\

/\fɛʁ ʃu blɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire chou blanc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Au jeu de quilles, rater son coup, lancer la boule sans abattre aucune quille.

Key facts for faire chou blanc
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire chou blanc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ ʃu blɑ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire chou blanc” sits in French frequency

faire chou blanc 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.

Rare enough to double-check

faire chou blanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ ʃu blɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for faire chou blanc in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is faire chou blanc, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -C-H-O-U- -B-L-A-N-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au jeu de quilles, rater son coup, lancer la boule sans abattre aucune quille.
  2. 2
    Subir un échec ; échouer.

Synonyms

rater son coup

This word in other languages

draw a blank(English)versagen(Deutsch)

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 "faire chou blanc"?
"faire chou blanc" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -C-H-O-U- -B-L-A-N-C. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ ʃu blɑ̃\.
What does "faire chou blanc" mean?
As a verb, "faire chou blanc" means: Au jeu de quilles, rater son coup, lancer la boule sans abattre aucune quille.
How do you pronounce "faire chou blanc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire chou blanc" is \fɛʁ ʃu blɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire chou blanc" come from?
"faire chou blanc" 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 “faire chou blanc”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -C-H-O-U- -B-L-A-N-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ ʃu blɑ̃\ (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