pavillon chinois

\pa.vi.jɔ̃ ʃi.nwa\

/\pa.vi.jɔ̃ ʃi.nwa\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument de musique militaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pavillon-chinois · pavillon chinois · French

pavillon chinois · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 pavillon chinois
PropertyValue
Headwordpavillon chinois
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.vi.jɔ̃ ʃi.nwa\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pavillon chinois » en français

pavillon chinoissiège 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

pavillon chinois is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.vi.jɔ̃ ʃi.nwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument de musique militaire.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pavillon chinois in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pavillon chinois, spelled P-A-V-I-L-L-O-N- -C-H-I-N-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument de musique militaire.

Synonyms

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 "pavillon chinois"?
"pavillon chinois" is spelled P-A-V-I-L-L-O-N- -C-H-I-N-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.vi.jɔ̃ ʃi.nwa\.
What does "pavillon chinois" mean?
As a noun, "pavillon chinois" means: Instrument de musique militaire.
How do you pronounce "pavillon chinois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pavillon chinois" is \pa.vi.jɔ̃ ʃi.nwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pavillon chinois" come from?
"pavillon chinois" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list