klaxon

\klak.sɔn\

/\klak.sɔn\/ noun

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The verdict

“klaxon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,108
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avertisseur sonore généralement électrique qui équipe un véhicule automobile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-klaxon · klaxon · French

klaxon · rank #31,108 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,108
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kiri

Nearest frequency peer: kiri (-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 « klaxon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « klaxon » 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).

klaxon vs klaxons
86% similar
klaxon vs Klan
50% similar

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

Key facts for klaxon
PropertyValue
Headwordklaxon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\klak.sɔn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,108
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « klaxon »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.klaxonse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kiri » (#31,107), « Kubrick » (#31,109), « justiciers » (#31,105). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « klaxon » est au #31,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around klaxon (IPA \klak.sɔn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,108 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Avertisseur sonore généralement électrique qui équipe un véhicule automobile.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for klaxon, with forms such as "kalxon", "kklaxon", and "klaoxn". 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, "klaxons", "Klan", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is klaxon, spelled K-L-A-X-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avertisseur sonore généralement électrique qui équipe un véhicule automobile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est l’un des bruits les plus célèbres du monde : le klaxon. Les automobilistes en Inde l’utilisent avec tellement de frénésie que les villes du pays sont devenues parmi les plus bruyantes du monde. La police de Bombay a donc eu une idée pour réduire ce vacarme : rallonger la durée des feux rouges quand les chauffeurs klaxonnent trop.
  2. L' appel de phare consiste à allumer par intermittence les feux de croisement ou les feux de route. (...) De nuit, vous devez faire un appel de phare pour avertir les autres usagers de la route d'un danger immédiat. En effet, le klaxon (avertisseur sonore) peut uniquement être utilisé en cas d'absolue nécessité.

Synonyms

avertisseur sonore

This word in other languages

klaxon(English)bocina(Español)Hupe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kalxon
  • kklaxon
  • klaoxn
  • klaxno
  • klaxonn
  • klaxxon
  • kllaxon
  • klxaon
  • lkaxon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kalxon2kklaxon1klaoxn2klaxno2klaxonn1klaxxon1kllaxon1klxaon2
Edit distance from "klaxon"

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 "klaxon"?
"klaxon" is spelled K-L-A-X-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \klak.sɔn\.
What does "klaxon" mean?
As a noun, "klaxon" means: Avertisseur sonore généralement électrique qui équipe un véhicule automobile.
What words are commonly confused with "klaxon"?
"klaxon" is commonly confused with "klaxons", "Klan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "klaxon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klaxon" is \klak.sɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klaxon" come from?
"klaxon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Juliet#31,104lamine#31,112laveur#31,116Ismaël#31,096

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list