point de chute
\pwɛ̃ də ʃyt\
The verdict
“point de chute” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endroit où tombe un objet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-point-de-chute · point de chute · French
point de chute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | point de chute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ də ʃyt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « point de chute » en français
Rare enough to double-check
point de chute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ də ʃyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for point de chute, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is point de chute, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -C-H-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Endroit où tombe un objet.
- 2Lieu d’arrivée ou étape.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how point de chute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis l’Argonne de 1914, […] je n’ai pas l’oreille si mal bâtie que d’avoir, en vingt et un ans, oublié l’art d’apprécier au son la trajectoire d’un obus et le point de chute probable.
Quant à la destination, l’Hexagone restera plus que jamais le point de chute (ils sont déjà 87 % des vacanciers d’été à faire habituellement ce choix).
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.