chansons

\ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\

/\ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“chansons” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,354. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,354
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de chanson.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chansons · chansons · French

chansons · rank #2,354 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,354
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH bravo

Nearest frequency peer: bravo (-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 « chansons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chansons » 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).

chansons vs chatons
75% similar
chansons vs charbons
75% similar
chansons vs chantons
88% similar

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

Key facts for chansons
PropertyValue
Headwordchansons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,354
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chansons »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).chansonsse 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 « bravo » (#2,353), « commandant » (#2,355), « arrêtez » (#2,352). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chansons » est au #2,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around chansons (IPA \ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,354 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chanson.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for chansons, with forms such as "cahnsons", "cchansons", and "channsons". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "chatons", "charbons", "chantons", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chansons, spelled C-H-A-N-S-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chanson.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ils réclamèrent également au ministère de la Propagande de « dés-érotiser » la presse, la radio et le cinéma en supprimant les chansons à couplets « érotiques ».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahnsons
  • cchansons
  • channsons
  • chanosns
  • chansnos
  • chansonns
  • chansonss
  • chansosn
  • chanssons
  • chasnons
  • chhansons
  • chnasons
  • hcansons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chansons - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahnsons2cchansons1channsons1chanosns2chansnos2chansonns1chansonss1chansosn2
Edit distance from "chansons"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

commercial13 variantssemblent13 variantsméthodes13 variantspromotion13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list