chanson

\ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\

/\ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chanson” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,135
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce texte chanté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chanson · chanson · French

chanson · rank #1,135 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,135
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH banque

Nearest frequency peer: banque (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chanson »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chanson » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chanson vs chaton
71% similar
chanson vs Chinon
57% similar
chanson vs Charon
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chanson
PropertyValue
Headwordchanson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,135
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chanson »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chansonse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « banque » (#1,134), « département » (#1,136), « application » (#1,133). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chanson » est au #1,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chanson (IPA \ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,135 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chanson, with forms such as "cahnson", "cchanson", and "channson". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "chaton", "Chinon", "Charon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chanson, spelled C-H-A-N-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce texte chanté.
  2. 2
    Texte mis en musique, divisé en strophes ou couplets, avec ou sans refrain.
  3. 3
    Ce texte et sa partition imprimés.
  4. 4
    Chanson de geste, poème épique du Moyen Âge.
  5. 5
    Propos futiles, sornettes, discours ou raison frivole.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce qu’elle chantait – ah ! la fatale et maudite chanson ! –, c’était une vieille romance larmoyante et tendre, pareille à celles que les aveugles nasillent dans les rues.
  2. Une blonde qui possédait des nichons et une nuque inoubliables a cru bon de venir rompre le silence de l’écran par une chanson où il était question de sa solitude.

Synonyms

toune

This word in other languages

song(English)copla(Español)Lied(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahnson
  • cchanson
  • channson
  • chanosn
  • chansno
  • chansonn
  • chansson
  • chasnon
  • chhanson
  • chnason
  • hcanson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chanson - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahnson2cchanson1channson1chanosn2chansno2chansonn1chansson1chasnon2
Edit distance from "chanson"

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 "chanson"?
"chanson" is spelled C-H-A-N-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\.
What does "chanson" mean?
As a noun, "chanson" means: Ce texte chanté.
What words are commonly confused with "chanson"?
"chanson" is commonly confused with "chaton", "Chinon", "Charon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chanson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chanson" is \ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chanson" come from?
"chanson" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

animaux#1,132vouloir#1,129valeurs#1,127parties#1,145

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

seigneur11 variantsmédecin11 variantsmondiale11 variantsFacebook11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list