haricot

^((h aspiré))\a.ʁi.ko\

/^((h aspiré))\a.ʁi.ko\/ noun

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The verdict

“haricot” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,394
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ragoût de mouton.

Corpus desk

Index FR-haricot · haricot · French

haricot · rank #26,394 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,394
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH harcèle

Nearest frequency peer: harcèle (-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 « haricot »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « haricot » 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).

haricot vs haricots
88% similar

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

Key facts for haricot
PropertyValue
Headwordharicot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.ʁi.ko\
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,394
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « haricot »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).haricotse 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 « harcèle » (#26,393), « Hilary » (#26,395), « hanter » (#26,392). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « haricot » est au #26,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around haricot (IPA ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁi.ko\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,394 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for haricot, with forms such as "ahricot", "haircot", and "harciot". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "haricots", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is haricot, spelled H-A-R-I-C-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ragoût de mouton.
  2. 2
    Plante potagère de la famille des fabacées.
  3. 3
    Légumes issus des parties comestibles de la plante : la gousse et les graines.
  4. 4
    Petite cuvette utilisée dans le milieu hospitalier pour recueillir le petit matériel ou les sécrétions des patients.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il faudra de ces choses dont on ne mange guère et qui rassasient d’abord ; quelque bon haricot bien gras, avec quelque pâté en pot bien garni de marrons.
  2. Après la soupe il mangea et donna à Paul du pain et du beurre ; ils burent du cidre ; puis vint un haricot de mouton aux pommes de terre.

Synonyms

bassin réniformechevrierfèveflageoletfayotmongettemogette

This word in other languages

bean(English)alubia(Español)Bohne(Deutsch)vagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahricot
  • haircot
  • harciot
  • hariccot
  • haricott
  • haricto
  • harioct
  • harricot
  • hharicot
  • hraicot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahricot2haircot2harciot2hariccot1haricott1haricto2harioct2harricot1
Edit distance from "haricot"

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 "haricot"?
"haricot" is spelled H-A-R-I-C-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁi.ko\.
What does "haricot" mean?
As a noun, "haricot" means: Ragoût de mouton.
What words are commonly confused with "haricot"?
"haricot" is commonly confused with "haricots". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "haricot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haricot" is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁi.ko\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haricot" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

harcèle#26,393Humbert#26,399hurlent#26,401grossit#26,386

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Lacombe10 variantspackage10 variantsdesservi10 variantscèdent10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list