cabochon
/ˌkæbəˈʃɒn/noun
cabochon is spelled C-A-B-O-C-H-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cabochon means “A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cabochon is cabochons.
How many letters and syllables are in cabochon?
| Letters | 8: C-A-B-O-C-H-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cabochon?
Cabochon appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cabochon?
- /ˌkæbəˈʃɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cabochon
- cabochons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cabochon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cabochon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense polished stone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Cabochon |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cabochon come from?
Borrowed from French cabochon, diminutive form of caboche (“head”), from Old French caboce, from Latin caput (“head”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).