chardonnet
\ʃaʁ.dɔ.nɛ\
The verdict
“chardonnet” is uncommon French (frequency #78,254 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,254
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fort montant de bois des portails et des portes cochères du coté pivotant. Il se termine par un pivot dont la partie basse s'engage dans la crapaudine et la partie haute dans la bourdonnière.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chardonnet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃaʁ.dɔ.nɛ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #78,254 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chardonnet” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chardonnet is uncommon French at frequency #78,254 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃaʁ.dɔ.nɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chardonnet, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chardonnet, spelled C-H-A-R-D-O-N-N-E-T.
Definition
- 1Fort montant de bois des portails et des portes cochères du coté pivotant. Il se termine par un pivot dont la partie basse s'engage dans la crapaudine et la partie haute dans la bourdonnière.
- 2Variante graphique ancienne du cépage chardonnay.
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.
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Using “chardonnet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-R-D-O-N-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃaʁ.dɔ.nɛ\ (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.