biathlon
\bi.a.tlɔ̃\
The verdict
“biathlon” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,374
- frequency rank, French
- 227,490
- “B” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Compétition sportive combinant en alternance du ski de fond et du tir à la carabine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-biathlon · biathlon · French
biathlon · rank #20,374 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,374
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 227,490
- PHOTO-FINISH beurk
Nearest frequency peer: beurk (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “biathlon”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Baudouin
Baudouin
79,630 corpus weight
- because
because
79,629 corpus weight
- beurk
beurk
79,628 corpus weight
- biathlon
biathlon
79,627 corpus weight
- boko
boko
79,626 corpus weight
- Bombay
Bombay
79,625 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “biathlon” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biathlon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bi.a.tlɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,374 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biathlon” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around biathlon (IPA \bi.a.tlɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,374 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Compétition sportive combinant en alternance du ski de fond et du tir à la carabine.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for biathlon, with forms such as "baithlon", "bbiathlon", and "biahtlon". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is biathlon, spelled B-I-A-T-H-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1Compétition sportive combinant en alternance du ski de fond et du tir à la carabine.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- baithlon
- bbiathlon
- biahtlon
- biathhlon
- biathllon
- biathlno
- biathlonn
- biatholn
- biatlhon
- biatthlon
- bitahlon
- ibathlon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biathlon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "biathlon", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
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.