étalon

\e.ta.lɔ̃\

/\e.ta.lɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“étalon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,073
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cheval mâle utilisé pour la reproduction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-etalon · étalon · French

étalon · rank #15,073 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,073
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH établissant

Nearest frequency peer: établissant (-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 « étalon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « étalon » 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).

étalon vs étals
67% similar
étalon vs étalons
86% similar
étalon vs Elon
50% similar

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

Key facts for étalon
PropertyValue
Headwordétalon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ta.lɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,073
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « étalon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).étalonse 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 « établissant » (#15,072), « évader » (#15,074), « équateur » (#15,071). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « étalon » est au #15,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around étalon (IPA \e.ta.lɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,073 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for étalon, with forms such as "etalon", "téalon", and "éatlon". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "étals", "étalons", "Elon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is étalon, spelled É-T-A-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cheval mâle utilisé pour la reproduction.
  2. 2
    Homme sexuellement attirant ou sexuellement très actif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] : le grand vizir vient de m’envoyer un joli cheval tout harnaché à l’arabe. C’est un étalon barbe, pas grand, mais bien formé et bien musclé, un alezan étoile de blanc au front, dont la robe dorée, la queue et la crinière blondes, longues et fournies, reluisent au soleil.
  2. Tu veilleras en faction devant la porte des bals où tes officiers vendent aux enchères leurs grâces d’étalons, où ces hommes entretenus, débattent le tarif de leurs charmes à travers les musiques langoureuses et les tièdes parfums.

Synonyms

entier

Antonyms

hongre

This word in other languages

stallion(English)semental(Español)Beschäler(Deutsch)garanhão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etalon
  • téalon
  • éatlon
  • étallon
  • étalno
  • étalonn
  • étaoln
  • étlaon
  • éttalon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etalon1téalon2éatlon2étallon1étalno2étalonn1étaoln2étlaon2
Edit distance from "étalon"

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 "étalon"?
"étalon" is spelled É-T-A-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ta.lɔ̃\.
What does "étalon" mean?
As a noun, "étalon" means: Cheval mâle utilisé pour la reproduction.
What words are commonly confused with "étalon"?
"étalon" is commonly confused with "étals", "étalons", "Elon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "étalon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étalon" is \e.ta.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étalon" come from?
"étalon" 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 "étalon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

évader#15,074abolir#15,076alliée#15,083versés#15,060

Similar misspelling depth

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

épuisée9 variantsavérer9 variantstonton9 variantsscreen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list