balcon

\bal.kɔ̃\

/\bal.kɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“balcon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,658. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,658
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plate-forme en saillie sur la façade d'un bâtiment, entourée d’une balustrade et soutenue ordinairement par des colonnes ou des consoles, qui communique avec les appartements par une ou plusieurs o...

Corpus desk

Index FR-balcon · balcon · French

balcon · rank #8,658 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,658
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH aval

Nearest frequency peer: aval (-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 « balcon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « balcon » 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).

balcon vs baron
67% similar
balcon vs bâton
50% similar
balcon vs banco
67% similar

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

Key facts for balcon
PropertyValue
Headwordbalcon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bal.kɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,658
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « balcon »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « aval » (#8,657), « battant » (#8,659), « atout » (#8,656). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « balcon » est au #8,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around balcon (IPA \bal.kɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,658 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for balcon, with forms such as "ablcon", "baclon", and "balccon". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "baron", "bâton", "banco", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is balcon, spelled B-A-L-C-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plate-forme en saillie sur la façade d'un bâtiment, entourée d’une balustrade et soutenue ordinairement par des colonnes ou des consoles, qui communique avec les appartements par une ou plusieurs ouvertures, baies ou fenêtres.
  2. 2
    Galerie d'une salle de spectacle s’étendant d'une avant-scène à l’autre.
  3. 3
    Balustrade située à l’avant et l'arrière d’un voilier.
  4. 4
    Poitrine de femme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Combien de balcons en ferronnerie, de mascarons, de pilastres nous restituent l'image de ce que fut cette cité au XVIᵉ, au XVIIᵉ, au XVIIIᵉ siècle.
  2. Cheikh Gaafar possédait une maison, toute neuve, en bordure des champs, à l’écart du village. C’était une maison en briques, entourée d’un jardin, avec de grandes fenêtres et des balcons. Une vraie maison d’homme riche.

Synonyms

devanture

This word in other languages

balcony(English)balcón(Español)Balkon(Deutsch)balcão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablcon
  • baclon
  • balccon
  • balcno
  • balconn
  • ballcon
  • balocn
  • bbalcon
  • blacon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of balcon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ablcon2baclon2balccon1balcno2balconn1ballcon1balocn2bbalcon1
Edit distance from "balcon"

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 "balcon"?
"balcon" is spelled B-A-L-C-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bal.kɔ̃\.
What does "balcon" mean?
As a noun, "balcon" means: Plate-forme en saillie sur la façade d'un bâtiment, entourée d’une balustrade et soutenue ordinairement par des colonnes ou des consoles, qui communique avec les appartements par une ou plusieurs o...
What words are commonly confused with "balcon"?
"balcon" is commonly confused with "baron", "bâton", "banco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "balcon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balcon" is \bal.kɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balcon" come from?
"balcon" 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 "balcon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bêtise#8,666cachés#8,667Adrien#8,647acides#8,646

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

battant9 variantsajoutez9 variantsclassée9 variantscolons9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list