cloisonné

adj

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The verdict

“cloisonné” is uncommon French (frequency #68,143 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,143
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a une ou plusieurs séparations dans son intérieur.

Key facts for cloisonné
PropertyValue
Headwordcloisonné
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,143
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cloisonné” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cloisonné lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cloisonné is uncommon French at frequency #68,143 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a une ou plusieurs séparations dans son intérieur.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cloisonné in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cloisonné, spelled C-L-O-I-S-O-N-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a une ou plusieurs séparations dans son intérieur.

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 "cloisonné"?
"cloisonné" is spelled C-L-O-I-S-O-N-N-É.
What does "cloisonné" mean?
As an adjective, "cloisonné" means: Qui a une ou plusieurs séparations dans son intérieur.
What language does "cloisonné" come from?
"cloisonné" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cloisonné”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-L-O-I-S-O-N-N-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list