feuille de chou
\fœj də ʃu\
The verdict
“feuille de chou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Journal, souvent de mauvaise qualité.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feuille de chou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fœj də ʃu\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “feuille de chou” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
feuille de chou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fœj də ʃu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Journal, souvent de mauvaise qualité.".
No misspelling variants are generated for feuille de chou in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 feuille de chou, spelled F-E-U-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -C-H-O-U.
Definition
- 1Journal, souvent de mauvaise qualité.
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.
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Using “feuille de chou”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-E-U-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -C-H-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fœj də ʃu\ (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.