souris-chauve

\su.ʁi.ʃov\

/\su.ʁi.ʃov\/ noun

The verdict

“souris-chauve” 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 September 3, 2026) - → voir chauve-souris

Corpus desk

Index FR-souris-chauve · souris-chauve · French

souris-chauve · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for souris-chauve
PropertyValue
Headwordsouris-chauve
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.ʁi.ʃov\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « souris-chauve » en français

souris-chauven'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

souris-chauve is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.ʁi.ʃov\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "→ voir chauve-souris".

No generated misspelling entries exist for souris-chauve in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is souris-chauve, spelled S-O-U-R-I-S---C-H-A-U-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    → voir chauve-souris

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 "souris-chauve"?
"souris-chauve" is spelled S-O-U-R-I-S---C-H-A-U-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \su.ʁi.ʃov\.
What does "souris-chauve" mean?
As a noun, "souris-chauve" means: → voir chauve-souris
How do you pronounce "souris-chauve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souris-chauve" is \su.ʁi.ʃov\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souris-chauve" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list