hayon

^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\

/^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“hayon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,490
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Planche de bois amovible fermant l’arrière d’une charrette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hayon · hayon · French

hayon · rank #44,490 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,490
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Helga

Nearest frequency peer: Helga (+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 « hayon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « hayon » 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).

hayon vs hon
60% similar
hayon vs Hivon
40% similar
hayon vs han
60% similar

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

Key facts for hayon
PropertyValue
Headwordhayon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,490
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hayon »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hayonse 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 « Helga » (#44,491), « habillez » (#44,488), « Hicham » (#44,492). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hayon » est au #44,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hayon (IPA ^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,490 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hayon, with forms such as "ahyon", "haoyn", and "hayno". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "hon", "Hivon", "han", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hayon, spelled H-A-Y-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Planche de bois amovible fermant l’arrière d’une charrette.
  2. 2
    Panneau amovible fermant le coffre d’une voiture.
  3. 3
    Ouverture arrière des voitures et des camionnettes facilitant le chargement et de déchargement des marchandises.
  4. 4
    Abri utilisé par les pâtres et les bergers installé au milieu des prés.
  5. 5
    Tente servant à abriter les commerces forains sur les marchés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et puis, alors que les prisonniers montaient un à un dans le char, sa tête se mit à tourner et ses jambes l’abandonnèrent. C’était impossible, et pourtant il le voyait, escaladant avec peine le hayon.
  2. Les deux autres se tenaient près d'un monospace Mercedes dont le hayon était ouvert, la presse hydraulique posée au sol.

Synonyms

hayon arrière

This word in other languages

hatchback(English)harapos(Español)Heckklappe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahyon
  • haoyn
  • hayno
  • hayonn
  • hayyon
  • hhayon
  • hyaon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahyon2haoyn2hayno2hayonn1hayyon1hhayon1hyaon2
Edit distance from "hayon"

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 "hayon"?
"hayon" is spelled H-A-Y-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\.
What does "hayon" mean?
As a noun, "hayon" means: Planche de bois amovible fermant l’arrière d’une charrette.
What words are commonly confused with "hayon"?
"hayon" is commonly confused with "hon", "Hivon", "han". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hayon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hayon" is ^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hayon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Helga#44,491husky#44,494golem#44,479gazer#44,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

huttes7 variantsfatwa7 variantsKidal7 variantskyrie7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list