adon
French, noun/a.dɔ̃/
adon is spelled A-D-O-N (4 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 82,784th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Adon is a French masculine noun meaning “lucky chance, lucky coincidence, funny coincidence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Hasard heureux, coïncidence heureuse”.
What does adon mean in English?
noun
- 1
Quebecmasculinelucky chance, lucky coincidence, funny coincidence
C'est un adon que je vous rencontre, je devais justement vous parler.
- 2
masculinegoodwill, courtesy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hasard heureux, coïncidence heureuse. 2. Bonne disposition, courtoisie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of adon
- adons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce adon?
- /a.dɔ̃/
- \a.dɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is adon in French?
adon appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).