lagon

Name: lagon, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\la.ɡɔ̃\

/\la.ɡɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“lagon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,840
frequency rank, French: 2,567
“L” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étendue d’eau à l’intérieur d’un atoll.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lagon · lagon · French

lagon · rank #29,840 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,840
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 2,567
PHOTO-FINISH lampadaire

Nearest frequency peer: lampadaire (+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.

Kind

70,164
koi

70,163
lagon

70,161
lampadaire

70,160
lapsus

70,159
Larcher

70,158

What this shows « lagon » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lagon vs Lyon

40% similar

lagon vs lion

60% similar

lagon vs logo

60% similar

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

Key facts for lagon
Property	Value
Headword	lagon
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\la.ɡɔ̃\
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#29,840
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lagon »

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

#29,840

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lampadaire » (#29,841), « koi » (#29,838), « lapsus » (#29,842). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lagon » est au #29,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lagon (IPA \la.ɡɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,840 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Étendue d’eau à l’intérieur d’un atoll.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lagon, with forms such as "algon", "laggon", and "lagno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lyon", "lion", "logo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lagon, spelled L-A-G-O-N.

Definition

1
Étendue d’eau à l’intérieur d’un atoll.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Par contraste, le côté du lagon était étrangement calme, une eau merveilleusement tranquille, à peine ridée par les alizés, où passaient des poissons aux couleurs éblouissantes.
La route est impraticable, l'eau du robinet terreuse, les draps de lit trempés, les habits champignonneux. Le lagon, habituellement bleu-vert transparent, devient marron à force de réceptionner la terre qui s'y déverse.

Synonyms

lagune

This word in other languages

lagoon(English)laguna(Español)Lagune(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

algon
laggon
lagno
lagonn
laogn
lgaon
llagon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lagon - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "lagon"

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 "lagon"?

"lagon" is spelled L-A-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \la.ɡɔ̃\.

What does "lagon" mean?

As a noun, "lagon" means: Étendue d’eau à l’intérieur d’un atoll.

What words are commonly confused with "lagon"?

"lagon" is commonly confused with "Lyon", "lion", "logo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "lagon"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lagon" is \la.ɡɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "lagon" come from?

"lagon" 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 "lagon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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