maitre-chanteur
\mɛː.tʁə.ʃɑ̃.tœʁ\
The verdict
“maitre-chanteur” 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 September 3, 2026) - Personne qui exerce un chantage, qui tente d’extorquer de l’argent à une autre, à une institution.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maitre-chanteur · maitre-chanteur · French
maitre-chanteur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | maitre-chanteur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛː.tʁə.ʃɑ̃.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maitre-chanteur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maitre-chanteur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛː.tʁə.ʃɑ̃.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui exerce un chantage, qui tente d’extorquer de l’argent à une autre, à une institution.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maitre-chanteur, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists 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 maitre-chanteur, spelled M-A-I-T-R-E---C-H-A-N-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Personne qui exerce un chantage, qui tente d’extorquer de l’argent à une autre, à une institution.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how maitre-chanteur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le maitre-chanteur a fini derrière les barreaux.
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.