galon

\ɡa.lɔ̃\

/\ɡa.lɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“galon” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,858
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tissu d’or, d’argent, de soie, de fil, de laine, etc., qui a plus de corps qu’un simple ruban, et que l’on met au bord ou sur les coutures des vêtements, des meubles, etc., soit pour les empêcher d...

Corpus desk

Index FR-galon · galon · French

galon · rank #36,858 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,858
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gab

Nearest frequency peer: gab (-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 « galon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « galon » 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).

galon vs gon
60% similar
galon vs gan
60% similar
galon vs gamin
60% similar

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

Key facts for galon
PropertyValue
Headwordgalon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡa.lɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,858
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « galon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).galonse 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 « gab » (#36,857), « gasquet » (#36,859), « féconde » (#36,856). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « galon » est au #36,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around galon (IPA \ɡa.lɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,858 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for galon, with forms such as "aglon", "galno", and "galonn". 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, "gon", "gan", "gamin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is galon, spelled G-A-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tissu d’or, d’argent, de soie, de fil, de laine, etc., qui a plus de corps qu’un simple ruban, et que l’on met au bord ou sur les coutures des vêtements, des meubles, etc., soit pour les empêcher de s’effiler, soit pour servir d’ornement.
  2. 2
    Bande de laine, d’argent ou d’or que portent les officiers et les sous-officiers sur les manches de leur uniforme et sur leur képi ou casquette pour distinguer les grades.
  3. 3
    Reconnaissance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Celui qui achète un galon d'or 100 livres le paye à un ouvrier qui en emploie une partie à racheter chez l'étranger la matière première.
  2. Ils avaient des casquettes à visière de cuir et à galon d’or, comme les collégiens ou les « séminards ».

Synonyms

banane

This word in other languages

galón(Español)Borte(Deutsch)galão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aglon
  • galno
  • galonn
  • gaoln
  • ggalon
  • glaon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of galon - 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.

aglon2galno2galonn1gaoln2ggalon1glaon2
Edit distance from "galon"

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 "galon"?
"galon" is spelled G-A-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡa.lɔ̃\.
What does "galon" mean?
As a noun, "galon" means: Tissu d’or, d’argent, de soie, de fil, de laine, etc., qui a plus de corps qu’un simple ruban, et que l’on met au bord ou sur les coutures des vêtements, des meubles, etc., soit pour les empêcher d...
What words are commonly confused with "galon"?
"galon" is commonly confused with "gon", "gan", "gamin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "galon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galon" is \ɡa.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Glock#36,864Goths#36,866figue#36,844gypse#36,872

Similar misspelling depth

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

Idaho6 variantsideal6 variantsKatz6 variantsDiarra6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list