feuille de chou

\fœj də ʃu\

/\fœj də ʃu\/ noun

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.

Key facts for feuille de chou
PropertyValue
Headwordfeuille de chou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fœj də ʃu\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feuille de chou” sits in French frequency

feuille de chou 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

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

  1. 1
    Journal, souvent de mauvaise qualité.

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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 "feuille de chou"?
"feuille de chou" is spelled F-E-U-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -C-H-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \fœj də ʃu\.
What does "feuille de chou" mean?
As a noun, "feuille de chou" means: Journal, souvent de mauvaise qualité.
How do you pronounce "feuille de chou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feuille de chou" is \fœj də ʃu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feuille de chou" come from?
"feuille de chou" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list