pinson
French, noun/pɛ̃.sɔ̃/
pinson is a French masculine noun meaning “finch (bird of the family Fringillidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce de petit oiseau passereau granivore, au bec massif conique, et chanteur dont le chant est agréable”.
What does pinson mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefinch (bird of the family Fringillidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce de petit oiseau passereau granivore, au bec massif conique, et chanteur dont le chant est agréable.
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 pinson
- pinsons plural
- pinsonne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pinson?
- /pɛ̃.sɔ̃/
- \pɛ̃.sɔ̃\
- [pɛ̃.sɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pinson
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pinson in French?
pinson appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).