chorion
\kɔ.ʁjɔ̃\
The verdict
“chorion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enveloppe extérieure du fœtus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chorion · chorion · French
chorion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | chorion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.ʁjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chorion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chorion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ʁjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chorion, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 chorion, spelled C-H-O-R-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Enveloppe extérieure du fœtus.
- 2Tissu conjonctif sous-jacent dans une muqueuse.
- 3Synonyme de derme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chorion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'épithélium buccal repose sur un tissu collagène dense appelé chorion ou lamina propria.
Synonyms
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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.