hexagone

\ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn\

/\ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn\/ noun

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The verdict

“hexagone” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,483. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,483
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figure qui a six angles et six côtés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hexagone · hexagone · French

hexagone · rank #14,483 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,483
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hebdomadaires

Nearest frequency peer: hebdomadaires (-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 « hexagone »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « hexagone » 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).

hexagone vs hexagonal
78% similar
hexagone vs hexagonale
80% similar

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

Key facts for hexagone
PropertyValue
Headwordhexagone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,483
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hexagone »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hexagonese 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 « hebdomadaires » (#14,482), « history » (#14,484), « Harrison » (#14,481). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hexagone » est au #14,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hexagone (IPA \ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,483 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hexagone, with forms such as "ehxagone", "heaxgone", and "hexaggone". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hexagonal", "hexagonale", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hexagone, spelled H-E-X-A-G-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Figure qui a six angles et six côtés.
  2. 2
    Ouvrage composé de six bastions.
  3. 3
    Variante orthographique de Hexagone : La France métropolitaine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tracer un hexagone.
  2. Qu'on observe les petites écailles de la peau d'une roussette, on verra qu'elles sont hexagones, parce que chaque écaille croissant en même temps se fait obstacle, et tend à occuper le plus d'espace qu'il est possible dans un espace donné : on voit ces mêmes hexagones dans le second estomac des animaux ruminants, on les trouve dans les graines, dans les c…

Synonyms

sexagone

This word in other languages

hexagon(English)hexágono(Español)Sechseck(Deutsch)hexágono(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehxagone
  • heaxgone
  • hexaggone
  • hexagnoe
  • hexagoen
  • hexagonne
  • hexaogne
  • hexgaone
  • hexxagone
  • hhexagone
  • hxeagone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehxagone2heaxgone2hexaggone1hexagnoe2hexagoen2hexagonne1hexaogne2hexgaone2
Edit distance from "hexagone"

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 "hexagone"?
"hexagone" is spelled H-E-X-A-G-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn\.
What does "hexagone" mean?
As a noun, "hexagone" means: Figure qui a six angles et six côtés.
What words are commonly confused with "hexagone"?
"hexagone" is commonly confused with "hexagonal", "hexagonale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hexagone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hexagone" is \ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hexagone" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Harrison#14,481gaillard#14,479exporter#14,473ivoirien#14,493

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

history11 variantsdéléguée11 variantsdonnaient11 variantsménager11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list