Conlon

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"conlon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Conlon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,182. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,182
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conlon · Conlon · English

Conlon · rank #40,182 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,182
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH congratulatory

Nearest frequency peer: congratulatory (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Conlon”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Conlon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Conlon vs conn
50% similar
Conlon vs coon
50% similar
Conlon vs Conor
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Conlon
PropertyValue
HeadwordConlon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,182
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Conlon”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Conlonlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “congratulatory” (#40,181), “congratulation” (#40,180), “contactless” (#40,184). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Conlon” is #40,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Conlon, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,182 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Irish.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Conlon, with forms such as "cconlon", "cnolon", and "colnon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "conn", "coon", "Conor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish Ó Connalláin, which could be from con (“hound”) + leon (“lion”), though the second element could instead be from gal (“valor”), similar to O'Connell. The correct English form is Conlon, spelled C-O-N-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Capt. Paul Conlon confirmed a report in the Star Ledger last night that three Maplewood police officers would be laid off effective June 30, after federal stimulus funding for the township appeared less certain.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Connalláin, which could be from con (“hound”) + leon (“lion”), though the second element could instead be from gal (“valor”), similar to O'Connell.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconlon
  • cnolon
  • colnon
  • conllon
  • conlno
  • conlonn
  • connlon
  • conoln
  • ocnlon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Conlon - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconlon1cnolon2colnon2conllon1conlno2conlonn1connlon1conoln2
Edit distance from "Conlon"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Conlon"?
"Conlon" is spelled C-O-N-L-O-N.
What does "Conlon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Conlon" means: A surname from Irish.
What words are commonly confused with "Conlon"?
"Conlon" is commonly confused with "conn", "coon", "Conor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Conlon"?
From Irish Ó Connalláin, which could be from con (“hound”) + leon (“lion”), though the second element could instead be from gal (“valor”), similar to O'Connell. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cooney#40,186Dalian#40,198bowery#40,158Bennie#40,146

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list