pain au chocolat

\pɛ̃ o ʃɔ.kɔ.la\

/\pɛ̃ o ʃɔ.kɔ.la\/ noun

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The verdict

“pain au chocolat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Viennoiserie à base de pâte feuilletée contenant une ou plusieurs barres de chocolat.

Key facts for pain au chocolat
PropertyValue
Headwordpain au chocolat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛ̃ o ʃɔ.kɔ.la\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pain au chocolat” sits in French frequency

pain au chocolat 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

pain au chocolat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ̃ o ʃɔ.kɔ.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Viennoiserie à base de pâte feuilletée contenant une ou plusieurs barres de chocolat.".

pain au chocolat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pain au chocolat, spelled P-A-I-N- -A-U- -C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Viennoiserie à base de pâte feuilletée contenant une ou plusieurs barres de chocolat.

Synonyms

chocolatinecouque au chocolatcroissant au chocolatpetit painpetit pain au chocolatpain au chocolatine

This word in other languages

pain au chocolat(English)napolitana(Español)

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 "pain au chocolat"?
"pain au chocolat" is spelled P-A-I-N- -A-U- -C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ̃ o ʃɔ.kɔ.la\.
What does "pain au chocolat" mean?
As a noun, "pain au chocolat" means: Viennoiserie à base de pâte feuilletée contenant une ou plusieurs barres de chocolat.
How do you pronounce "pain au chocolat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pain au chocolat" is \pɛ̃ o ʃɔ.kɔ.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pain au chocolat" come from?
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Using “pain au chocolat”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-I-N- -A-U- -C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɛ̃ o ʃɔ.kɔ.la\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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