javelot

\ʒav.lo\

/\ʒav.lo\/ noun

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The verdict

“javelot” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,358
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de dard, arme de trait qu’on lançait avec la main.

Corpus desk

Index FR-javelot · javelot · French

javelot · rank #41,358 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,358
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH invertébrés

Nearest frequency peer: invertébrés (-2 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 « javelot »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « javelot » 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).

javelot vs javel
71% similar

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

Key facts for javelot
PropertyValue
Headwordjavelot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒav.lo\
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,358
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « javelot »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.javelotse 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 « invertébrés » (#41,356), « jelly » (#41,360), « jeûner » (#41,362). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « javelot » est au #41,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around javelot (IPA \ʒav.lo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,358 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for javelot, with forms such as "ajvelot", "jaevlot", and "javellot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "javel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 javelot, spelled J-A-V-E-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de dard, arme de trait qu’on lançait avec la main.
  2. 2
    Meuble représentant l’arme du même nom dans les armoiries. Contrairement à l’arme du même nom, en héraldique, le javelot est généralement représenté avec une pointe semblable à celle de la flèche. À rapprocher de dard, épieu, lance, lance de tournoi et pique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans ce moment, un sauvage […] lança à M. Norman un javelot qui pénétra par le dos et sortit par la poitrine.
  2. J’ai envoyé un javelot comme celui-ci au travers d’un obstacle trois fois plus solide que leurs boucliers de guerre !

Synonyms

lance

This word in other languages

javelin(English)jabalina(Español)Speer(Deutsch)dardo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajvelot
  • jaevlot
  • javellot
  • javelott
  • javelto
  • javeolt
  • javleot
  • javvelot
  • jjavelot
  • jvaelot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ajvelot2jaevlot2javellot1javelott1javelto2javeolt2javleot2javvelot1
Edit distance from "javelot"

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 "javelot"?
"javelot" is spelled J-A-V-E-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒav.lo\.
What does "javelot" mean?
As a noun, "javelot" means: Espèce de dard, arme de trait qu’on lançait avec la main.
What words are commonly confused with "javelot"?
"javelot" is commonly confused with "javel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "javelot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "javelot" is \ʒav.lo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "javelot" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lalonde#41,377landais#41,378largage#41,379Lensois#41,385

Similar misspelling depth

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

Lavallée10 variantsmalware10 variantsgirofle10 variantsgirafes10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list