violon
French, noun/vjɔ.lɔ̃/
violon is spelled V-I-O-L-O-N (6 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written French, the 9,615th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Violon is a French masculine noun meaning “violin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Luth à manche court dont la touche lisse est dépourvue de frettes, muni de quatre cordes que l’on frotte avec…”.
What does violon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineviolin
jouer du violon
- 2
masculineviolinist
premier violon
- 3
masculineslangjail
au violon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Luth à manche court dont la touche lisse est dépourvue de frettes, muni de quatre cordes que l’on frotte avec un archet. 2. Celui, celle qui joue du violon. 3. Sorte de prison contiguë à un corps de garde ; dépôt pour les gardes à vue. 4. Sorte de touret à main que l’on fait mouvoir à l’aide d’un archet.
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 violon
- violons plural
- vièlon
- vieulon rare
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce violon?
- /vjɔ.lɔ̃/
- \vjɔ.lɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to violon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is violon in French?
violon appears 6.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).