lardon
"lardon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lardon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lardon · lardon · English
lardon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lardon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lardon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lardon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lardon, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English lardon, lardun, from Old French lardon. The correct English form is lardon, spelled L-A-R-D-O-N.
Definition
- 1Meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.
- 2One of the strips.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lardon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Place three or four slices of lardon on top of the meat and cover it with a sheet of paper smeared with butter.
Too-lean meat or poultry can be “marbled” by the cook, with lardon and a larding needle.
Etymology
From Middle English lardon, lardun, from Old French lardon.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.