charlot
French, noun/ʃaʁ.lo/
charlot is spelled C-H-A-R-L-O-T (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 28,870th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Charlot is a French masculine noun meaning “clown, joker (person not to be taken seriously)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Individu qui manque de sérieux. Incapable qui se prend au sérieux, et à qui il arrive des mésaventures…”.
What does charlot mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslangclown, joker (person not to be taken seriously)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Individu qui manque de sérieux. Incapable qui se prend au sérieux, et à qui il arrive des mésaventures ridicules. 2. Chapelain, aumônier.
noun: 1. Oiseau dont le nom savant est courlis commun ou alouette de mer. Charlot de plage. 2. Œil au beurre noir, cocard.
noun: 1. Bourreau, surnom donné au bourreau d’après le prénom Charles porté par différents membres de la famille des Sanson qui se succédèrent dans la charge de bourreau à Paris.
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 charlot
- charlots plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce charlot?
- /ʃaʁ.lo/
- \ʃaʁ.lo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is charlot in French?
charlot appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).