chaconne
/ʃəˈkɒn/noun
chaconne is spelled C-H-A-C-O-N-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chaconne means “A slow, stately Baroque dance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chaconne is chaconnes.
How many letters and syllables are in chaconne?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-C-O-N-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 chaconne?
Chaconne appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 chaconne?
- /ʃəˈkɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chaconne
- chaconnes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chaconne mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A slow, stately Baroque dance.
- 2
The music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chaconne come from?
From French chaconne, from Spanish chacona, likely from Basque txukun (“pretty”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).