chanfrein
French, noun/ʃɑ̃.fʁɛ̃/
chanfrein is spelled C-H-A-N-F-R-E-I-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 80,980th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chanfrein is a French masculine noun meaning “chamfer, bevel (obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite surface que l’on forme en abattant l’arête d’une pierre ou d’une pièce de bois ou de métal”.
What does chanfrein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechamfer, bevel (obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge)
noun
- 1
masculinechamfron, chamfrein (protective armor for horse's head)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite surface que l’on forme en abattant l’arête d’une pierre ou d’une pièce de bois ou de métal. 2. Pièce de fer qui couvrait autrefois le devant de la tête d’un cheval armé. 3. Devant de la tête du cheval ou d'autres mammifères herbivores à face allongée (moutons, caprins). Désigne ainsi la partie antérieure de la tête de certains mammifères qui va du front aux naseaux (équidés, ovins).
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 chanfrein
- chanfreins plural
- champfrain
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chanfrein?
- /ʃɑ̃.fʁɛ̃/
- \ʃɑ̃.fʁɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chanfrein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chanfrein in French?
chanfrein appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).