filon

\fi.lɔ̃\

/\fi.lɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“filon” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,975
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gisement étendu d’une matière, de forme allongée, permettant son identification.

Corpus desk

Index FR-filon · filon · French

filon · rank #24,975 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,975
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fields

Nearest frequency peer: Fields (-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 « filon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « filon » 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).

filon vs fin
60% similar
filon vs FLN
0% similar
filon vs fon
60% similar

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

Key facts for filon
PropertyValue
Headwordfilon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.lɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,975
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « filon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).filonse 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 « Fields » (#24,974), « filtration » (#24,976), « FFF » (#24,973). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « filon » est au #24,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around filon (IPA \fi.lɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,975 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for filon, with forms such as "ffilon", "filno", and "filonn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fin", "FLN", "fon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is filon, spelled F-I-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gisement étendu d’une matière, de forme allongée, permettant son identification.
  2. 2
    Gisement étendu d’une matière, de forme allongée, permettant son identification.
  3. 3
    Source profitable d’objets ou d’informations.
  4. 4
    Situation permettant de bénéficier d’avantages.
  5. 5
    Outil pour restaurer les filetages.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La triplite a été décelée dans les pegmatites et filons de quartz stannifères des régions de Kaïlo et de Kisanda.
  2. Dans le cas d’un filon rocheux issu de l’injection de magma dans une faille, le filon sera plus récent que la roche encaissante.

Synonyms

couchestrateveinecombinemineplanquelime à filetpeigne à filetbanc

This word in other languages

vein(English)Ader(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffilon
  • filno
  • filonn
  • fioln
  • flion
  • iflon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffilon1filno2filonn1fioln2flion2iflon2
Edit distance from "filon"

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 "filon"?
"filon" is spelled F-I-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.lɔ̃\.
What does "filon" mean?
As a noun, "filon" means: Gisement étendu d’une matière, de forme allongée, permettant son identification.
What words are commonly confused with "filon"?
"filon" is commonly confused with "fin", "FLN", "fon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filon" is \fi.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filon" come from?
"filon" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "filon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Faust#24,972gaine#24,982germe#24,984grues#24,989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

fact6 variantshobby6 variantsdirk6 variantsleave6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list