hazzan

noun

The verdict

“hazzan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chantre de synagogue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hazzan · hazzan · French

hazzan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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.

Key facts for hazzan
PropertyValue
Headwordhazzan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hazzan » en français

hazzansiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hazzan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chantre de synagogue.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hazzan in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 hazzan, spelled H-A-Z-Z-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chantre de synagogue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nous n’allions pas à la synagogue entendre le Hazzan pour les fêtes, mais mes parents nous faisaient écouter les Doors dont je connaissais toutes les chansons par cœur avant l’âge de 10 ans.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hazzan"?
"hazzan" is spelled H-A-Z-Z-A-N.
What does "hazzan" mean?
As a noun, "hazzan" means: Chantre de synagogue.
What language does "hazzan" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list