croisillon

\kʁwa.zi.jɔ̃\

/\kʁwa.zi.jɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“croisillon” is uncommon French (frequency #57,195 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,195
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Traverse d’une croix.

Key facts for croisillon
PropertyValue
Headwordcroisillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁwa.zi.jɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “croisillon” 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). croisillon 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

croisillon is uncommon French at frequency #57,195 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁwa.zi.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for croisillon in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is croisillon, spelled C-R-O-I-S-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Traverse d’une croix.
  2. 2
    Bras du transept d’une église.
  3. 3
    Sous-cadre d’une fenêtre à carreaux multiples : pièce longue et mince, rapportée en travers d’une baie, d’un châssis de fenêtre, entrecroisée avec une autre semblable, pour recevoir les vitres ou les vitraux.
  4. 4
    Petite pièce de bois ou de plastique en forme de croix, utilisée pour laisser un interstice entre les dalles lors de la pose d’un carrelage.
  5. 5
    Traverse disposée en croix, qui réunisse les pieds d'un meuble.
  6. 6
    Signe #, symbole numéro, fréquemment dit dièse, caractère informatique de code ASCII 35. On trouve aussi, rarement, signe numéro.
  7. 7
    Croix formée par deux petits segments perpendiculaires se coupant en leur milieu.

Synonyms

hashtagdièse

This word in other languages

muntin(English)Doppelkreuz(Deutsch)

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 "croisillon"?
"croisillon" is spelled C-R-O-I-S-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁwa.zi.jɔ̃\.
What does "croisillon" mean?
As a noun, "croisillon" means: Traverse d’une croix.
How do you pronounce "croisillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croisillon" is \kʁwa.zi.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croisillon" come from?
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Using “croisillon”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-O-I-S-I-L-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁwa.zi.jɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list