chafouin
French, adjective/ʃa.fwɛ̃/
chafouin is spelled C-H-A-F-O-U-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chafouin is a French adjective meaning “sly, cunning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sournois, rusé”.
What does chafouin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sly, cunning
- 2
surly, cranky
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui est maigre, de petite taille, avec une mine basse et sournoise.
adjective: 1. Sournois, rusé. 2. Bougon ; maussade.
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 chafouin
- chafouine feminine
- chafouins masculine plural
- chafouines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chafouin?
- /ʃa.fwɛ̃/
- \ʃa.fwɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chafouin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chafouin in French?
chafouin appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).