horizon

^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\

/^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“horizon” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,854
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ligne circulaire dont l’observateur est le centre et où le ciel et la terre semblent se joindre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-horizon · horizon · French

horizon · rank #3,854 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,854
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hop

Nearest frequency peer: hop (-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 « horizon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « horizon » 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).

horizon vs horizons
88% similar
horizon vs horizonte
78% similar

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

Key facts for horizon
PropertyValue
Headwordhorizon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,854
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « horizon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).horizonse 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 « hop » (#3,853), « hésite » (#3,855), « générales » (#3,852). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « horizon » est au #3,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around horizon (IPA ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,854 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Ligne circulaire dont l’observateur est le centre et où le ciel et la terre semblent se joindre.
  2. 2
    Partie de la surface terrestre où se termine notre vue ; et souvent la partie du ciel qui en est voisine.
  3. 3
    Limite subjective (spatiale, temporelle ou morale), depuis un point de vue particulier.
  4. 4
    Cercle de la sphère qui divise sa partie visible de sa partie invisible.
  5. 5
    Endroit d’un tableau où, selon l’ordre des plans, le ciel succède à la terre.
  6. 6
    Hauteur à laquelle le peintre a placé le point de vue.
  7. 7
    Couche 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.
  8. 8
    Horizon 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le soleil s’abaissait rapidement à l’horizon, la nuit n’allait pas tarder à venir, les cavaliers envoyés aux environs étaient tous de retour.
  2. L'arbre, destiné à transmettre le mouvement aux meules, n'est pas tout-à-fait horizontal, et il fait avec l’horizon un angle d'environ 15°.

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.

hhorizon1hoirzon2horiozn2horizno2horizonn1horizzon1horrizon1horzion2
Edit distance from "horizon"

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 "horizon"?
"horizon" is spelled H-O-R-I-Z-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\.
What does "horizon" mean?
As a noun, "horizon" means: Ligne circulaire dont l’observateur est le centre et où le ciel et la terre semblent se joindre.
What words are commonly confused with "horizon"?
"horizon" is commonly confused with "horizons", "horizonte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "horizon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "horizon" is ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "horizon" come from?
"horizon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list