Arpajon

\aʁ.pa.ʒɔ̃\

/\aʁ.pa.ʒɔ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Arpajon” is uncommon French (frequency #63,524 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,524
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune urbaine située dans le département de l’Essonne, en France.

Key facts for Arpajon
PropertyValue
HeadwordArpajon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\aʁ.pa.ʒɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Arpajon” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Arpajon lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arpajon is uncommon French at frequency #63,524 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \aʁ.pa.ʒɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Arpajon, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Arpajon, spelled A-R-P-A-J-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune urbaine située dans le département de l’Essonne, en France.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département de l’Essonne.

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 "Arpajon"?
"Arpajon" is spelled A-R-P-A-J-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.pa.ʒɔ̃\.
What does "Arpajon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Arpajon" means: Commune urbaine située dans le département de l’Essonne, en France.
How do you pronounce "Arpajon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arpajon" is \aʁ.pa.ʒɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arpajon" come from?
"Arpajon" 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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Using “Arpajon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-R-P-A-J-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \aʁ.pa.ʒɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list