chaconne
French, noun/ʃa.kɔn/
chaconne is spelled C-H-A-C-O-N-N-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 161,134th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chaconne is a French feminine noun meaning “chaconne” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ancien air de danse ^([1]) ^([2])”.
What does chaconne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechaconne
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ancien air de danse ^([1]) ^([2]). 2. Danse sur un air de chaconne. 3. Ruban du col de la chemise ^([2]).
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 chaconne
- chaconnes plural
- chacone rare
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chaconne?
- /ʃa.kɔn/
- \ʃa.kɔn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chaconne in French?
chaconne appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).