Chignon
[ʃɪnˈjɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Chignon” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu einer Art Knoten angeordnetes Haar am Hinterkopf, das mit Hilfsmitteln wie Haarnadeln, Haarnetz oder Ähnlichem in Form gehalten wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chignon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃɪnˈjɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chignon” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Chignon is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃɪnˈjɔ̃ː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu einer Art Knoten angeordnetes Haar am Hinterkopf, das mit Hilfsmitteln wie Haarnadeln, Haarnetz oder Ähnlichem in Form gehalten wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Chignon, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Chignon, spelled C-H-I-G-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1zu einer Art Knoten angeordnetes Haar am Hinterkopf, das mit Hilfsmitteln wie Haarnadeln, Haarnetz oder Ähnlichem in Form gehalten wird
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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.
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Using “Chignon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-H-I-G-N-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃɪnˈjɔ̃ː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.