chignon
/ʃɪnˈjɒn/noun
chignon is spelled C-H-I-G-N-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chignon means “A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chignon is chignons.
How many letters and syllables are in chignon?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-G-N-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chignon?
Chignon appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 chignon?
- /ʃɪnˈjɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chignon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chignon?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as chignon.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: chingon.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chignon
- chignons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chignon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
- 2
A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chignon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun:
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 chignon come from?
Borrowed from French chignon circa 1780, when the hairstyle was in fashion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).