klaxonner

\klak.sɔ.ne\

/\klak.sɔ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“klaxonner” is uncommon French (frequency #54,063 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,063
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Actionner un klaxon dans le but d'avertir d'un danger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-klaxonner · klaxonner · French

klaxonner · rank #54,063 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,063
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH koko

Nearest frequency peer: koko (+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 « klaxonner »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for klaxonner
PropertyValue
Headwordklaxonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\klak.sɔ.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « klaxonner » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.klaxonnertombe 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: « koko » (#54,064), « kibboutz » (#54,061), « Laeken » (#54,065). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « klaxonner » est au #54,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klaxonner is uncommon French at frequency #54,063 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \klak.sɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for klaxonner in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 klaxonner, spelled K-L-A-X-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Actionner un klaxon dans le but d'avertir d'un danger.
  2. 2
    Actionner un klaxon dans le but d'avertir d'un danger.
  3. 3
    Sentir fort, puer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De même que la nuit, selon le code de la route, il est interdit de klaxonner, sauf en cas d’urgence absolu, que ce soit en ville ou en campagne. (...) Pour autant, il est possible de klaxonner dans des situations comme un véhicule qui change brusquement de route. A ce moment-là, il est possible de klaxonner la personne pour lui signaler la dangerosité de…
  2. Klaxonner dans un embouteillage ne vous fait pas avancer plus vite et peut même vous coûter de l’argent. C’est ce que vient de rappeler la Cour de cassation dans un arrêt rendu le 4 juin 2019. (...) Il est par exemple possible de klaxonner pour signaler un virage sur une route de montagne sans visibilité. De nuit, l’article R416-2 indique qu’il faut faire…

Synonyms

corner

This word in other languages

honk(English)hupen(Deutsch)buzinar(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 "klaxonner"?
"klaxonner" is spelled K-L-A-X-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \klak.sɔ.ne\.
What does "klaxonner" mean?
As a verb, "klaxonner" means: Actionner un klaxon dans le but d'avertir d'un danger.
How do you pronounce "klaxonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klaxonner" is \klak.sɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klaxonner" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list