étymon
\e.ti.mɔ̃\
The verdict
“étymon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mot le plus ancien à l’origine du mot nouveau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-etymon · étymon · French
étymon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | étymon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ti.mɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « étymon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
étymon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ti.mɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mot le plus ancien à l’origine du mot nouveau.".
No misspelling variants are generated for étymon in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is étymon, spelled É-T-Y-M-O-N.
Definition
- 1Mot le plus ancien à l’origine du mot nouveau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how étymon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le latin operari est l’étymon de ouvrer, devenu œuvrer, et de opérer.
S’il existe un consensus pour rattacher « ironie » à l’étymon eirôneia, les avis divergent quant à la signification du mot grec.
This word in other languages
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.