sèche-cheveux

\sɛʃ.ʃə.vø\

/\sɛʃ.ʃə.vø\/ noun

The verdict

“sèche-cheveux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareil électromécanique soufflant de l’air chaud pour sécher les cheveux.

Key facts for sèche-cheveux
PropertyValue
Headwordsèche-cheveux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛʃ.ʃə.vø\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sèche-cheveux” sits in French frequency

sèche-cheveux 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

sèche-cheveux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛʃ.ʃə.vø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil électromécanique soufflant de l’air chaud pour sécher les cheveux.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sèche-cheveux in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sèche-cheveux, spelled S-È-C-H-E---C-H-E-V-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil électromécanique soufflant de l’air chaud pour sécher les cheveux.

Synonyms

foehnséchoirséchoir à cheveux

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sèche-cheveux"?
"sèche-cheveux" is spelled S-È-C-H-E---C-H-E-V-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʃ.ʃə.vø\.
What does "sèche-cheveux" mean?
As a noun, "sèche-cheveux" means: Appareil électromécanique soufflant de l’air chaud pour sécher les cheveux.
How do you pronounce "sèche-cheveux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sèche-cheveux" is \sɛʃ.ʃə.vø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sèche-cheveux" come from?
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Using “sèche-cheveux”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-È-C-H-E---C-H-E-V-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛʃ.ʃə.vø\ (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