crochon
\kʁɔ.ʃɔ̃\
The verdict
“crochon” 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) - Variante de crotchon
Corpus desk
Index FR-crochon · crochon · French
crochon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | crochon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɔ.ʃɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crochon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crochon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɔ.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for crochon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is crochon, spelled C-R-O-C-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de crotchon
- 2Torsion des surfaces recoupées par un miroir de faille.
- 3Endroit où se plie une couche de charbon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crochon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La voie d'aérage de cette taille, conduite dans la plateure, suivait le crochon.
Lorsqu'une couche se retourne , la partie où la couche change complètement de pente et se replie sur elle-même s’appelle crochon.
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.