horion
French, noun/ɔ.ʁjɔ̃/
horion is spelled H-O-R-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 121,051st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horion is a French masculine noun meaning “blow (especially to the head or shoulders)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coup rudement assené sur la tête ou sur les épaules”.
What does horion mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblow (especially to the head or shoulders)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Coup rudement assené sur la tête ou sur les épaules.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of horion
- horions plural
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.ʁjɔ̃\ singular plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horion?
- /ɔ.ʁjɔ̃/
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.ʁjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is horion in French?
horion appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).