bacon

\be.kɔn\

/\be.kɔn\/ noun

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The verdict

“bacon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,178
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lard très maigre, fumé, salé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bacon · bacon · French

bacon · rank #11,178 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,178
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH auxiliaire

Nearest frequency peer: auxiliaire (-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 « bacon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bacon » 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).

bacon vs bon
60% similar
bacon vs ban
60% similar
bacon vs bain
60% similar

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

Key facts for bacon
PropertyValue
Headwordbacon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\be.kɔn\
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,178
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bacon »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.baconse 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 « auxiliaire » (#11,177), « auditeurs » (#11,176), « Bayonne » (#11,180). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bacon » est au #11,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bacon (IPA \be.kɔn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,178 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bacon, with forms such as "abcon", "baccon", and "bacno". 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, "bon", "ban", "bain", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bacon, spelled B-A-C-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lard très maigre, fumé, salé.
  2. 2
    Filet de porc fumé et maigre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deux tranches de bacon (NdT : Lard fumé, spécial pour accommoder les œufs.)
  2. Pour nous, ce n'est pas une contradiction de servir ce plat sucré (au sirop d'érable) avec du bacon dans la même assiette, car nous trouvons qu'ils vont bien ensemble.

This word in other languages

bacon(English)beicon(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abcon
  • baccon
  • bacno
  • baconn
  • baocn
  • bbacon
  • bcaon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abcon2baccon1bacno2baconn1baocn2bbacon1bcaon2
Edit distance from "bacon"

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 "bacon"?
"bacon" is spelled B-A-C-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \be.kɔn\.
What does "bacon" mean?
As a noun, "bacon" means: Lard très maigre, fumé, salé.
What words are commonly confused with "bacon"?
"bacon" is commonly confused with "bon", "ban", "bain". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bacon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacon" is \be.kɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacon" come from?
"bacon" 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 "bacon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bijou#11,181check#11,188conne#11,195étang#11,159

Similar misspelling depth

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

abonné7 variantsvagin7 variantsgazon7 variantsjeans7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list