steeple-chase
\sti.pəl.(t)ʃez\
The verdict
“steeple-chase” 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) - Course d’obstacles, steeple avec des obstacles divers, à l’origine une course à cheval de clocher en clocher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-steeple-chase · steeple-chase · French
steeple-chase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | steeple-chase |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sti.pəl.(t)ʃez\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
steeple-chase is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sti.pəl.(t)ʃez\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for steeple-chase, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is steeple-chase, spelled S-T-E-E-P-L-E---C-H-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Course d’obstacles, steeple avec des obstacles divers, à l’origine une course à cheval de clocher en clocher.
- 2Course rapide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how steeple-chase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
…ce qui ne l’empêche pas de présider les concours de sports nautiques ou hippiques, lorsque régates ou steeples-chases mettent la paroisse en fête.
Mais le clou du spectacle est un steeple-chase couru par de vrais chevaux de courses, qui sautent une rivière et tournent sur la scène, et gagné par un cheval qui a remporté le grand prix national, il y a quelques années.
Synonyms
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.