castagnette

\kas.ta.njɛt\

/\kas.ta.njɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“castagnette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument composé de deux petits morceaux de bois ou d’ivoire concaves, joints par un cordon et attachés au poignet, que l’on frappe en cadence, en mettant les deux concavités l’une contre l’autre.

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Index FR-castagnette · castagnette · French

castagnette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for castagnette
PropertyValue
Headwordcastagnette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kas.ta.njɛt\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « castagnette » en français

castagnettesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

castagnette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kas.ta.njɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument composé de deux petits morceaux de bois ou d’ivoire concaves, joints par un cordon et attachés au poignet, que l’on frappe en cadence, en mettant les deux concavités l’une contre l’autre.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for castagnette, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is castagnette, spelled C-A-S-T-A-G-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument composé de deux petits morceaux de bois ou d’ivoire concaves, joints par un cordon et attachés au poignet, que l’on frappe en cadence, en mettant les deux concavités l’une contre l’autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’a pas oublié qu’il a dansé le boléro sous les rochers de la sierre de Grenade avec une brune aux boucles d’oreilles d’argent, aux castagnettes d’ivoire.
  2. Elle secouait avec ses mains veineuses et décharnées des castagnettes fêlées qui claquaient comme les dents d’un homme qui a la fièvre ou les charnières d’un squelette en mouvement.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "castagnette"?
"castagnette" is spelled C-A-S-T-A-G-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kas.ta.njɛt\.
What does "castagnette" mean?
As a noun, "castagnette" means: Instrument composé de deux petits morceaux de bois ou d’ivoire concaves, joints par un cordon et attachés au poignet, que l’on frappe en cadence, en mettant les deux concavités l’une contre l’autre.
How do you pronounce "castagnette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "castagnette" is \kas.ta.njɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "castagnette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list