chacun
French, pronoun/ʃa.kœ̃/
chacun is spelled C-H-A-C-U-N (6 letters) and appears 120 times per million words in written French, the 685th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chacun is a French masculine pronoun meaning “each, each one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chaque personne, chaque chose d’un tout, d’un ensemble dont il est question”.
What does chacun mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
masculineeach, each one
Ces fromages coutent 1 euro chacun.
- 2
masculineevery, everyone
Chacun pour soi.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. Chaque personne, chaque chose d’un tout, d’un ensemble dont il est question.
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 chacun
- chacune feminine
- chacuns plural masculine
- chacunes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chacun?
- /ʃa.kœ̃/
- \ʃa.kœ̃\
- [ʃa.kœ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chacun
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chacun in French?
chacun appears 120 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).