# rayon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪɒn/ · frequency rank #29,431

## Definitions
1. A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.

## Etymology
Name chosen by the National Retail Dry Goods Association of America, probably from French rayon (“a beam of light, ray”) and so called because it is shiny; however, the Oxford English Dictionary states that it is apparently a blend of ray + cotton.

## Easily confused with
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rayon-vs-ron)
- **Ryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rayon-vs-ryan)
- **rays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rayon-vs-rays)
- **razor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rayon-vs-razor)
- **recon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rayon-vs-recon)
- **ripon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rayon-vs-ripon)
- **reason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rayon-vs-reason)
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rayon)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ray-vs-rayon)
- **Rao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rao-vs-rayon)
- **rain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rain-vs-rayon)
- **Raya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raya-vs-rayon)
- **raven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raven-vs-rayon)
- **Ramos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramos-vs-rayon)
- **ramen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rayon)
- **radon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radon-vs-rayon)
- **ration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ration-vs-rayon)
- **Ramona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramona-vs-rayon)
- **Raymond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raymond-vs-rayon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aryon`, `raoyn`, `rayno`, `rayonn`, `rayyon`, `rrayon`, `ryaon`

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