caillon
\ka.jɔ̃\
The verdict
“caillon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bonnet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-caillon · caillon · French
caillon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caillon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.jɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « caillon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
caillon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for caillon, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is caillon, spelled C-A-I-L-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1Bonnet.
- 2Cochon (le féminin est caille) référence nécessaire (résoudre le problème).
- 3Grand désordre, bordel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caillon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les magistrats, en faisant une perquisition dans votre maison, ont trouvé caché dans le lit de la boulangerie le caillon, coiffure que votre femme portait le jour de sa mort.
Alors la femme commença à trembler de la tête ; on voyait remuer les ailes de son caillon blanc ; elle croisa ensuite les mains sur la table, et ses larmes coulèrent. Les deux petits se mirent à crier et se réfugièrent dans son giron.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.