chanson

[ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃]

/[ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“chanson” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,510
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gesungenes Musikstück

Corpus desk

Index DE-chanson · chanson · German

chanson · rank #33,510 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,510
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Castor

Nearest frequency peer: Castor (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „chanson“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „chanson“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chanson vs canon
71% similar
chanson vs Canyon
57% similar
chanson vs Carson
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chanson
PropertyValue
Headwordchanson
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,510
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „chanson“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).chansonliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Castor“ (#33,509), „Chaoten“ (#33,511), „Camilla“ (#33,508). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chanson“ bei #33,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chanson (IPA [ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,510 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gesungenes Musikstück".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chanson, with forms such as "cahnson", "cchanson", and "channson". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "canon", "Canyon", "Carson", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is chanson, spelled C-H-A-N-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesungenes Musikstück

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chanson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle a écrit une très belle chanson sur lui.
  2. Thomas a écouté sa chanson préférée à la radio hier.

Synonyms

toune

This word in other languages

song(English)canción(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahnson
  • cchanson
  • channson
  • chanosn
  • chansno
  • chansonn
  • chansson
  • chasnon
  • chhanson
  • chnason
  • hcanson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chanson - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahnson2cchanson1channson1chanosn2chansno2chansonn1chansson1chasnon2
Edit distance from "chanson"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chanson"?
"chanson" is spelled C-H-A-N-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃].
What does "chanson" mean?
As a noun, "chanson" means: gesungenes Musikstück
What words are commonly confused with "chanson"?
"chanson" is commonly confused with "canon", "Canyon", "Carson". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chanson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chanson" is [ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chanson" come from?
"chanson" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chanson", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chaoten#33,511Camilla#33,508chapter#33,513Daseins#33,520

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Cornwall11 variantsbrisant11 variantsBorsten11 variantsBetrugs11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list