crin-crin
\kʁɛ̃.kʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“crin-crin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvais violon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-crin-crin · crin-crin · French
crin-crin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | crin-crin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɛ̃.kʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
crin-crin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɛ̃.kʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
crin-crin has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crin-crin, spelled C-R-I-N---C-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Mauvais violon.
- 2Violon.
- 3Boîte à musique, orgue de Barbarie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crin-crin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On dansait tout au fond de la prairie sur un plancher construit à la hâte, aux sons d’un crin-crin tenu par un petit homme rageur, qui battait la mesure à coups de talon.
Parfois, Egon emprunte l’instrument, et la danse rustique devient alors sauvagement joyeuse, ou, rendant son crin-crin au violoneux de village, il saisit la main du dernier garçon ou de la dernière fille de la ronde, et y entraîne aussi Jeanne.
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.