aiguillon

\e.ɡɥi.jɔ̃\

/\e.ɡɥi.jɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“aiguillon” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,359
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pointe de fer qui est au bout d’un grand bâton utilisée pour piquer —aiguillonner— le bétail afin de le faire avancer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aiguillon · aiguillon · French

aiguillon · rank #35,359 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,359
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aim

Nearest frequency peer: aim (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « aiguillon »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « aiguillon » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

aiguillon vs aiguille
78% similar
aiguillon vs aiguilles
78% similar
aiguillon vs aiguiller
78% similar

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

Key facts for aiguillon
PropertyValue
Headwordaiguillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ɡɥi.jɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,359
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aiguillon »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aiguillonse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « aim » (#35,360), « Albuquerque » (#35,361), « allende » (#35,362). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aiguillon » est au #35,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aiguillon (IPA \e.ɡɥi.jɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,359 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aiguillon, with forms such as "agiuillon", "aigguillon", and "aigiullon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aiguille", "aiguilles", "aiguiller", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is aiguillon, spelled A-I-G-U-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pointe de fer qui est au bout d’un grand bâton utilisée pour piquer —aiguillonner— le bétail afin de le faire avancer.
  2. 2
    Dard porté à l’extrémité de l’abdomen de certains insectes hyménoptères tels les guêpes et les abeilles, dits acculéates.
  3. 3
    Piquants qui adhèrent seulement à l’écorce, tels que ceux de l’acacia, du rosier, de la ronce, etc. ; par opposition à épine.
  4. 4
    Structure en forme de pointe formant l’hyménium chez les hydnes.
  5. 5
    Stimulation, incitation à l’action.
  6. 6
    Une des pointes que l'on retrouve sur la queue d'une raie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’aiguillon d’un bouvier.
  2. Il faut aussi qu'il soit sensible à l’aiguillon, obéissant à la voix et bien dressé ; mais ce n'est que peu à peu et en s'y prenant de bonne heure, qu'on peut accoutumer le bœuf à porter le joug volontiers, et à se laisser conduire aisément.

Antonyms

épine

This word in other languages

sting(English)aguijón(Español)Stachel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agiuillon
  • aigguillon
  • aigiullon
  • aiguillno
  • aiguillonn
  • aiguiloln
  • aiguilon
  • aigulilon
  • aiugillon
  • iaguillon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aiguillon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agiuillon2aigguillon1aigiullon2aiguillno2aiguillonn1aiguiloln2aiguilon1aigulilon2
Edit distance from "aiguillon"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aiguillon"?
"aiguillon" is spelled A-I-G-U-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ɡɥi.jɔ̃\.
What does "aiguillon" mean?
As a noun, "aiguillon" means: Pointe de fer qui est au bout d’un grand bâton utilisée pour piquer —aiguillonner— le bétail afin de le faire avancer.
What words are commonly confused with "aiguillon"?
"aiguillon" is commonly confused with "aiguille", "aiguilles", "aiguiller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aiguillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aiguillon" is \e.ɡɥi.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aiguillon" come from?
"aiguillon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

altitudes#35,366amèrement#35,372épicentre#35,345émeutiers#35,343

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

abricot10 variantsanxieuse10 variantszeppelin10 variantsattachez10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list