falcon

\fal.kɔ̃\

/\fal.kɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“falcon” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,719
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voix de soprano dramatique puissante et sonore dans les graves mais capable de monter dans les aigus, sans s’y attarder toutefois.

Corpus desk

Index FR-falcon · falcon · French

falcon · rank #20,719 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,719
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fabriquent

Nearest frequency peer: fabriquent (-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 « falcon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « falcon » 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).

falcon vs filon
67% similar
falcon vs fanon
67% similar
falcon vs fillon
67% similar

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

Key facts for falcon
PropertyValue
Headwordfalcon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fal.kɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,719
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « falcon »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).falconse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fabriquent » (#20,718), « fanatique » (#20,720), « Favre » (#20,721). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « falcon » est au #20,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around falcon (IPA \fal.kɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,719 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for falcon, with forms such as "aflcon", "faclon", and "falccon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "filon", "fanon", "fillon", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is falcon, spelled F-A-L-C-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voix de soprano dramatique puissante et sonore dans les graves mais capable de monter dans les aigus, sans s’y attarder toutefois.
  2. 2
    Cantatrice qui possède ce registre de voix.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il en est de même chez les femmes où l’on sépare le soprano aigu et le soprano dramatique ; de plus, à côté des trois types de voix, on a créé des falcons, des dugazons, etc.
  2. Notre technique moderne a inventé un classement plus compliqué pour les chanteuses, et les expressions : falcon, soprano dramatique ou léger, mezzo soprano et contralto sont inconnues au XVIIIᵉ siècle.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aflcon
  • faclon
  • falccon
  • falcno
  • falconn
  • fallcon
  • falocn
  • ffalcon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aflcon2faclon2falccon1falcno2falconn1fallcon1falocn2ffalcon1
Edit distance from "falcon"

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 "falcon"?
"falcon" is spelled F-A-L-C-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fal.kɔ̃\.
What does "falcon" mean?
As a noun, "falcon" means: Voix de soprano dramatique puissante et sonore dans les graves mais capable de monter dans les aigus, sans s’y attarder toutefois.
What words are commonly confused with "falcon"?
"falcon" is commonly confused with "filon", "fanon", "fillon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "falcon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "falcon" is \fal.kɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "falcon" come from?
"falcon" 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 "falcon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list