# cordon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɔː(ɹ)dən/ · frequency rank #24,126

## Definitions
1. A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
2. A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
3. The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully.
4. A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.

## Etymology
From Middle English cordon, from Middle French cordon, from Old French cordon, diminutive of corde. More at cord.

## Easily confused with
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-corn)
- **cords** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-cords)
- **Corso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-corso)
- **cotton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-cotton)
- **coupon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-coupon)
- **corona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-corona)
- **Croydon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-croydon)
- **Cordova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-cordova)
- **cord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cord-vs-cordon)
- **coon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coon-vs-cordon)
- **condo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condo-vs-cordon)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colon-vs-cordon)
- **caron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-cordon)
- **common** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/common-vs-cordon)
- **carbon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbon-vs-cordon)
- **Carson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carson-vs-cordon)
- **condom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condom-vs-cordon)
- **Corbyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbyn-vs-cordon)
- **carton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-cordon)
- **Colton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colton-vs-cordon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccordon`, `codron`, `corddon`, `cordno`, `cordonn`, `corodn`, `corrdon`, `crodon`, `ocrdon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cordon