sansonnet
French, noun\sɑ̃.sɔ.nɛ\
sansonnet is spelled S-A-N-S-O-N-N-E-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 107,057th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sansonnet is a French masculine noun meaning “starling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Synonyme de étourneau sansonnet (oiseau)”.
What does sansonnet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestarling
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Synonyme de étourneau sansonnet (oiseau). 2. Espèce de maquereau de petite taille.
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 sansonnet
- sansonnets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sansonnet?
- \sɑ̃.sɔ.nɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sansonnet in French?
sansonnet appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).