champignon
/ʃæmˈpɪnjən/
"champignon" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“champignon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
Corpus desk
Index EN-champignon · champignon · English
champignon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | champignon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃæmˈpɪnjən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “champignon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
champignon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃæmˈpɪnjən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for champignon in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French champignon. The correct English form is champignon, spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-G-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
- 2Any mushroom.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how champignon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Moscow’s food stores, formerly famed for bare shelves and long lines, are now kept stocked with fresh champignons and greens[…].
The Kamtschadales frequently avail themselves, by way of regale, of a venenose species of champignon […]
Etymology
Borrowed from French champignon.
Synonyms
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.