# croissant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkwæsɒ̃/ · frequency rank #37,871

## Definitions
1. A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescent.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccroissant`, `corissant`, `criossant`, `croisant`, `croisasnt`, `croissannt`, `croissantt`, `croissatn`, `croissnat`, `crosisant`, `crroissant`, `rcoissant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/croissant