hanneton

^((h aspiré))\an.tɔ̃\

/^((h aspiré))\an.tɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“hanneton” is uncommon French (frequency #92,815 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,815
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insecte coléoptère (Melolontha melolontha) d’un rouge brun, qui a des antennes courtes, frangées à leur extrémité, et qui paraît au printemps.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hanneton · hanneton · French

hanneton · rank #92,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,815
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hallu

Nearest frequency peer: hallu (-2 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 « hanneton »

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 « hanneton » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hanneton
PropertyValue
Headwordhanneton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\an.tɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hanneton » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).hannetontombe 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: « hallu » (#92,813), « hassane » (#92,817), « hagards » (#92,812). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hanneton » est au #92,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hanneton is uncommon French at frequency #92,815 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\an.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for hanneton in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is hanneton, spelled H-A-N-N-E-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insecte coléoptère (Melolontha melolontha) d’un rouge brun, qui a des antennes courtes, frangées à leur extrémité, et qui paraît au printemps.
  2. 2
    Personne étourdie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans cette voie et au moyen de primes en argent payées aux ramasseurs, MM. Lalouette, de Barbery (Oise), Reisel, à Écorchebœuf (Seine-Inférieure), et l’administration préfectorale du département de la Somme, paraissent avoir obtenu de bons résultats, mais si l’on peut donner le conseil d’imiter ces bons exemples, il est absolument impossible d’aller jusqu…
  2. Des hannetons aussi volaient en tous sens, avec de gros bourdonnements sourds ; parfois l’un d’eux choquait le zinc des gouttières avec un bruit mat, et tombait sur le sol, comme une balle.

Synonyms

cancoinecancouennecucardqueuneton

This word in other languages

cockchafer(English)Maikäfer(Deutsch)besouro(Português)

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 "hanneton"?
"hanneton" is spelled H-A-N-N-E-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\an.tɔ̃\.
What does "hanneton" mean?
As a noun, "hanneton" means: Insecte coléoptère (Melolontha melolontha) d’un rouge brun, qui a des antennes courtes, frangées à leur extrémité, et qui paraît au printemps.
How do you pronounce "hanneton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hanneton" is ^((h aspiré))\an.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hanneton" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list