bardon

\ˈbar.dɔ̃n\

/\ˈbar.dɔ̃n\/ noun

The verdict

“bardon” is uncommon French (frequency #79,081 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,081
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme mutée de pardon par adoucissement (p → b).

Corpus desk

Index FR-bardon · bardon · French

bardon · rank #79,081 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,081
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH baraquement

Nearest frequency peer: baraquement (-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 « bardon »

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 « bardon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bardon
PropertyValue
Headwordbardon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈbar.dɔ̃n\
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bardon » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bardontombe 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: « baraquement » (#79,080), « basaltique » (#79,082), « ballasts » (#79,079). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bardon » est au #79,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bardon is uncommon French at frequency #79,081 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbar.dɔ̃n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme mutée de pardon par adoucissement (p → b).".

bardon has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bardon, spelled B-A-R-D-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme mutée de pardon par adoucissement (p → b).

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 "bardon"?
"bardon" is spelled B-A-R-D-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbar.dɔ̃n\.
What does "bardon" mean?
As a noun, "bardon" means: Forme mutée de pardon par adoucissement (p → b).
How do you pronounce "bardon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bardon" is \ˈbar.dɔ̃n\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bardon" come from?
"bardon" 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 "bardon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list