cimon

\ˈt͡si.mon\

/\ˈt͡si.mon\/ noun

The verdict

“cimon” is uncommon French (frequency #72,182 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,182
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif singulier de cimo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cimon · cimon · French

cimon · rank #72,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,182
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chus

Nearest frequency peer: chus (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « cimon »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cimon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cimon
PropertyValue
Headwordcimon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈt͡si.mon\
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cimon » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cimontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « chus » (#72,181), « churros » (#72,180), « circonvolutions » (#72,184). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cimon » est au #72,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cimon is uncommon French at frequency #72,182 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈt͡si.mon\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accusatif singulier de cimo.".

cimon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cimon, spelled C-I-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif singulier de cimo.

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 "cimon"?
"cimon" is spelled C-I-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈt͡si.mon\.
What does "cimon" mean?
As a noun, "cimon" means: Accusatif singulier de cimo.
How do you pronounce "cimon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cimon" is \ˈt͡si.mon\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cimon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list