harpon

^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pɔ̃\

/^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“harpon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,829
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de dard dont la pointe ou harpoise est accompagnée de crocs et dont on se sert spécialement pour la pêche des cétacés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-harpon · harpon · French

harpon · rank #39,829 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,829
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH harbour

Nearest frequency peer: harbour (-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 « harpon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « harpon » 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).

harpon vs hayon
67% similar
harpon vs haro
67% similar
harpon vs Hamon
50% similar

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

Key facts for harpon
PropertyValue
Headwordharpon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,829
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « harpon »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.harponse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « harbour » (#39,828), « hellénistique » (#39,830), « herbivores » (#39,831). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « harpon » est au #39,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around harpon (IPA ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,829 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for harpon, with forms such as "ahrpon", "hapron", and "haropn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "hayon", "haro", "Hamon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is harpon, spelled H-A-R-P-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de dard dont la pointe ou harpoise est accompagnée de crocs et dont on se sert spécialement pour la pêche des cétacés.
  2. 2
    Bande de fer plat, droite, coudée d’un bout, percée de l’autre de plusieurs trous, avec un talon servant à la fixer sur le bois. Le harpon sert à lier les pièces d’un pan de bois, les plates-formes d’un comble.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jeter, lancer le harpon.
  2. Attaquer au harpon.

This word in other languages

harpoon(English)arpón(Español)Harpune(Deutsch)arpão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrpon
  • hapron
  • haropn
  • harpno
  • harponn
  • harppon
  • harrpon
  • hharpon
  • hrapon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of harpon - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahrpon2hapron2haropn2harpno2harponn1harppon1harrpon1hharpon1
Edit distance from "harpon"

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 "harpon"?
"harpon" is spelled H-A-R-P-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pɔ̃\.
What does "harpon" mean?
As a noun, "harpon" means: Sorte de dard dont la pointe ou harpoise est accompagnée de crocs et dont on se sert spécialement pour la pêche des cétacés.
What words are commonly confused with "harpon"?
"harpon" is commonly confused with "hayon", "haro", "Hamon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "harpon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harpon" is ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harpon" come from?
"harpon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Haller#39,825glaner#39,814gamble#39,808fulham#39,806

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

houleux9 variantsgouache9 variantsglissée9 variantsjupons9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list