cabochon

\ka.bɔ.ʃɔ̃\

/\ka.bɔ.ʃɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“cabochon” is uncommon French (frequency #71,321 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,321
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pierre précieuse qu’on n’a fait que polir sans la tailler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cabochon · cabochon · French

cabochon · rank #71,321 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,321
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH calame

Nearest frequency peer: calame (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « cabochon »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cabochon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cabochon
PropertyValue
Headwordcabochon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.bɔ.ʃɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,321
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cabochon » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cabochontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « calame » (#71,323), « buvard » (#71,318), « buvable » (#71,317). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cabochon » est au #71,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cabochon is uncommon French at frequency #71,321 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.bɔ.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cabochon, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cabochon, spelled C-A-B-O-C-H-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pierre précieuse qu’on n’a fait que polir sans la tailler.
  2. 2
    Qualifie une pierre précieuse traitée en cabochon.
  3. 3
    Clou à tête ornementée employé surtout en ameublement.
  4. 4
    Pièce amovible du clavier sur laquelle figure un signe typographique.
  5. 5
    Maladroit, sans-dessein, idiot.
  6. 6
    Tête.
  7. 7
    Vignette, petit dessin plus ou moins triangulaire placé à la fin d’un chapitre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cabochon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cabochon d’émeraude, de rubis.
  2. À ses oreilles étaient suspendues de lourdes pendeloques d’or, garnies de cabochons d’émail bleu, qui lui donnaient l’air d’une idole parée.

Synonyms

couillardcul-de-lampe

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cabochon"?
"cabochon" is spelled C-A-B-O-C-H-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.bɔ.ʃɔ̃\.
What does "cabochon" mean?
As a noun, "cabochon" means: Pierre précieuse qu’on n’a fait que polir sans la tailler.
How do you pronounce "cabochon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabochon" is \ka.bɔ.ʃɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabochon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cabochon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

broyeurs#71,313boutonne#71,306carquois#71,338Bourcier#71,303

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list