connin
\kɔ.nɛ̃\
The verdict
“connin” 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) - Lapin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-connin · connin · French
connin · 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 | connin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.nɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « connin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
connin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.nɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for connin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is connin, spelled C-O-N-N-I-N.
Definition
- 1Lapin.
- 2Sexe des femmes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how connin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les gens de Monseigneur de Berry dient que aux dimenches et grans festes, il leur convient trois beufs, trente moutons, huit-vins douzaines de perdris, et connins à l’avenant, mais j’en doubte.
Au XVᵉ siècle, ce furent les mots connil et connin que l’on remplaça peu à peu par lapin. Ils étaient en effet trop proches de con, d’autant que connin, signifiant « galerie souterraine », était aussi employé pour désigner le sexe de la femme.
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.