haillon
^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\
The verdict
“haillon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vieux lambeau de toile ou d’étoffe, guenille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-haillon · haillon · French
haillon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | haillon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « haillon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
haillon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for haillon in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is haillon, spelled H-A-I-L-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1Vieux lambeau de toile ou d’étoffe, guenille.
- 2Vêtement usé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how haillon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De grands lambeaux de brumes tout déloquetés, de véritables haillons tissus d’air et d’eau, balayaient le sol.
Enfin, derrière un haillon mal tiré, des ouvrières en chambre cousent à la machine, tandis qu'à un autre étage, un vieillard rafistole avec des ficelles une capote de soldat.
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.