champignon de Paris

\ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃ d(.ə) pa.ʁi\

/\ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃ d(.ə) pa.ʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forme cultivée de l’agaric bispore, une espèce de champignons.

Key facts for champignon de Paris
PropertyValue
Headwordchampignon de Paris
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃ d(.ə) pa.ʁi\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “champignon de Paris” sits in French frequency

champignon de Paris falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

champignon de Paris is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃ d(.ə) pa.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme cultivée de l’agaric bispore, une espèce de champignons.".

Zero misspellings are on record for champignon de Paris in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is champignon de Paris, spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-G-N-O-N- -D-E- -P-A-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme cultivée de l’agaric bispore, une espèce de champignons.

This word in other languages

champignon(English)

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 "champignon de Paris"?
"champignon de Paris" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-G-N-O-N- -D-E- -P-A-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃ d(.ə) pa.ʁi\.
What does "champignon de Paris" mean?
As a noun, "champignon de Paris" means: Forme cultivée de l’agaric bispore, une espèce de champignons.
How do you pronounce "champignon de Paris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champignon de Paris" is \ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃ d(.ə) pa.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champignon de Paris" come from?
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Using “champignon de Paris”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-M-P-I-G-N-O-N- -D-E- -P-A-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃ d(.ə) pa.ʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list