chausson
/ʃoʊˈsɔn/noun
chausson is spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chausson means “A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chausson is chaussons.
How many letters and syllables are in chausson?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-U-S-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 chausson?
Chausson appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 chausson?
- /ʃoʊˈsɔn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chausson
- chaussons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chausson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).
As the period advanced, the legs were covered with mail chaussons above the knee, and below it with chausses, which were made to cover the feet.
- 2
A kind of slipper or sock.
- 3
A French turnover (food).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chausson come from?
From French chausson (“shoe, sock; turnover”). Doublet of calzone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).