argon

\aʁ.ɡɔ̃\

/\aʁ.ɡɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“argon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,441
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 18 et de symbole Ar qui fait partie de la série chimique de gaz nobles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-argon · argon · French

argon · rank #45,441 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,441
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH argents

Nearest frequency peer: argents (-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 « argon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « argon » 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).

argon vs ARN
0% similar
argon vs Aron
60% similar
argon vs avon
60% similar

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

Key facts for argon
PropertyValue
Headwordargon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.ɡɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,441
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « argon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).argonse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « argents » (#45,440), « aris » (#45,442), « AQ » (#45,439). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « argon » est au #45,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around argon (IPA \aʁ.ɡɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,441 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for argon, with forms such as "agron", "arggon", and "argno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ARN", "Aron", "avon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is argon, spelled A-R-G-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de numéro atomique 18 et de symbole Ar qui fait partie de la série chimique de gaz nobles.
  2. 2
    Gaz monoatomique de cet élément (Ar), incolore, inodore et inerte, ayant la propriété d’entrer très difficilement en combinaison. Fait partie des gaz constitutifs de l’atmosphère.
  3. 3
    Atome (ou, par ellipse, noyau) d’argon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Parmi les trois isotopes stables de l’argon (³⁶Ar, ³⁸Ar et ⁴⁰Ar), le ⁴⁰Ar représente 99,6%.
  2. [Mars] possède une atmosphère 200 fois moins massive que la nôtre, faite principalement de 95,3 % de CO2, 2,7 % d’azote et de 1,6 % d’argon.

Synonyms

ékazote

This word in other languages

argon(English)argón(Español)Argon(Deutsch)argônio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agron
  • arggon
  • argno
  • argonn
  • arogn
  • arrgon
  • ragon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of argon - 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.

agron2arggon1argno2argonn1arogn2arrgon1ragon2
Edit distance from "argon"

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 "argon"?
"argon" is spelled A-R-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ɡɔ̃\.
What does "argon" mean?
As a noun, "argon" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 18 et de symbole Ar qui fait partie de la série chimique de gaz nobles.
What words are commonly confused with "argon"?
"argon" is commonly confused with "ARN", "Aron", "avon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "argon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argon" is \aʁ.ɡɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "argon" come from?
"argon" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adulé#45,415brion#45,485carne#45,492caïds#45,498

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

avoues7 variantsBelley7 variantsboloss7 variantsbottas7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list