arion

\a.ʁjɔ̃\

/\a.ʁjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“arion” is uncommon French (frequency #70,392 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,392
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme d’azuré du serpolet (papillon).

Corpus desk

Index FR-arion · arion · French

arion · rank #70,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,392
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH armorial

Nearest frequency peer: armorial (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « arion »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « arion » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arion
PropertyValue
Headwordarion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʁjɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « arion » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ariontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « armorial » (#70,393), « arbalétriers » (#70,390), « arquebuse » (#70,394). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arion » est au #70,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arion is uncommon French at frequency #70,392 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʁjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme d’azuré du serpolet (papillon).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for arion in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is arion, spelled A-R-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme d’azuré du serpolet (papillon).

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 "arion"?
"arion" is spelled A-R-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁjɔ̃\.
What does "arion" mean?
As a noun, "arion" means: Synonyme d’azuré du serpolet (papillon).
How do you pronounce "arion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arion" is \a.ʁjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arion" come from?
"arion" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Antti#70,385Avold#70,407bacha#70,408ander#70,375

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list