javelot

/\ʒav.lo\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,358

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

javelot is aFrenchnoun. It means: Espèce de dard, arme de trait qu’on lançait avec la main. Pronounced \ʒav.lo\. Often confused with javel.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of javelot in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for javelot is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒav.lo\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,358 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for javelot, with forms such as "ajvelot", "jaevlot", and "javellot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "javel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is javelot, spelled J-A-V-E-L-O-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajvelot,jaevlot,javellot,javelott,javelto,javeolt,javleot,javvelot,jjavelot,jvaelot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for javelot

Misspelling Variants of "javelot"

ajvelot7jaevlot7javellot8javelott8javelto7javeolt7javleot7javvelot8
Misspelling Variants of "javelot"

Frequency rank: #41,358 in French

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.