échanson

\e.ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\

/\e.ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“échanson” is uncommon French (frequency #81,708 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,708
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Officier qui était chargé de servir à boire dans une cour divine, royale ou princière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-echanson · échanson · French

échanson · rank #81,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,708
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH échancrure

Nearest frequency peer: échancrure (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « échanson »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « échanson » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for échanson
PropertyValue
Headwordéchanson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « échanson » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.échansontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « échancrure » (#81,707), « éclatez » (#81,709), « zététique » (#81,706). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « échanson » est au #81,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

échanson is uncommon French at frequency #81,708 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for échanson in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is échanson, spelled É-C-H-A-N-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Officier qui était chargé de servir à boire dans une cour divine, royale ou princière.
  2. 2
    Celui qui sert à boire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how échanson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Deux des plus humbles fils de notre mère l’Église ! répéta Wamba intérieurement, […] ; je voudrais voir ses sénéchaux, ses grands échansons et ses autres principaux.
  2. Vous êtes un échanson bien maladroit.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "échanson"?
"échanson" is spelled É-C-H-A-N-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\.
What does "échanson" mean?
As a noun, "échanson" means: Officier qui était chargé de servir à boire dans une cour divine, royale ou princière.
How do you pronounce "échanson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "échanson" is \e.ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "échanson" come from?
"échanson" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "échanson", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list