chicon
\ʃi.kɔ̃\
The verdict
“chicon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laitue romaine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chicon · chicon · French
chicon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chicon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃi.kɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chicon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chicon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃi.kɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
chicon has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chicon, spelled C-H-I-C-O-N.
Definition
- 1Laitue romaine.
- 2Endive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chicon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans la culture de la chicorée witloof (Cichorium intybus L.) l’endive ou le chicon, qui est consommé, est en fait le rejet qui se développe au départ d’une racine dont on a coupé les feuilles.
Le coucou de Malines apprécie beaucoup la compagnie (aérienne) des chicons ou des asperges et se plaît tout particulièrement dans un bon waterzooi.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.