Chagny

\ʃa.ɲi\

/\ʃa.ɲi\/ name

The verdict

“Chagny” is uncommon French (frequency #87,443 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,443
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chagny · Chagny · French

Chagny · rank #87,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,443
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH centrifugation

Nearest frequency peer: centrifugation (-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 « Chagny »

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 « Chagny » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chagny
PropertyValue
HeadwordChagny
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʃa.ɲi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Chagny » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Chagnytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « centrifugation » (#87,441), « Chaigneau » (#87,445), « censier » (#87,440). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Chagny » est au #87,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chagny is uncommon French at frequency #87,443 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃa.ɲi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Chagny, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Chagny, spelled C-H-A-G-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.
  3. 3
    Canton français, situé dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est décidé que l’excursion aura lieu le 27 octobre et comprendra l'exploration des bois entre Omont et Chagny, déjeuner à Chagny et exploration des bois de Baâlons.
  2. A droite, le groupement Chanoine tient la route du Chesne jusqu'à Bouvellemont et Baâlons inclus. a) Un groupement Est commandé par le général commandant la 1ʳᵉ brigade de cavalerie est formé par tous les éléments à l'Est de la ligne Chagny (inclus), la Sabotterie.

Synonyms

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 "Chagny"?
"Chagny" is spelled C-H-A-G-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃa.ɲi\.
What does "Chagny" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chagny" means: Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.
How do you pronounce "Chagny"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chagny" is \ʃa.ɲi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chagny" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list