horizon
^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\
The verdict
“horizon” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,854 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,854
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ligne circulaire dont l’observateur est le centre et où le ciel et la terre semblent se joindre.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | horizon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,854 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “horizon” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for horizon is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,854 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for horizon, with forms such as "hhorizon", "hoirzon", and "horiozn". 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, "horizons", "horizonte", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is horizon, spelled H-O-R-I-Z-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ligne circulaire dont l’observateur est le centre et où le ciel et la terre semblent se joindre.
- 2Partie de la surface terrestre où se termine notre vue ; et souvent la partie du ciel qui en est voisine.
- 3Limite subjective (spatiale, temporelle ou morale), depuis un point de vue particulier.
- 4Cercle de la sphère qui divise sa partie visible de sa partie invisible.
- 5Endroit d’un tableau où, selon l’ordre des plans, le ciel succède à la terre.
- 6Hauteur à laquelle le peintre a placé le point de vue.
- 7Couche du sol meuble, homogène et parallèle à la surface, proche de la surface, qui présente des altérations par rapport aux roches antérieures et qui contient en général de la matière organique.
- 8Horizon des événements. Pour un trou noir, désigne la distance limite à partir de laquelle toute matière ou rayonnement est irrémédiablement absorbé par son champ gravitationnel.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhorizon,hoirzon,horiozn,horizno,horizonn,horizzon,horrizon,horzion,hroizon,ohrizon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of horizon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “horizon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-O-R-I-Z-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “horizons” - see the side-by-side comparison. horizon vs horizons
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.