Tier five of five
How to spell chauffeur
What it means
a person employed to drive
How it sounds
/ʃoʊˈfɜr/
Why it catches people out
From the French chauffer, to heat. Two f's, and a u in each half of the word.
The spellings people reach for
- chauffer
- chauffuer
- shauffeur
In a sentence
A chauffeur met them at the airport.