leçon

\lə.sɔ̃\

/\lə.sɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“leçon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,467
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite portion d’une discipline enseignée à un groupe de personnes ou à une seule personne.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

leçon vs leo
60% similar
leçon vs Lyon
40% similar
leçon vs lion
60% similar

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

Key facts for leçon
PropertyValue
Headwordleçon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lə.sɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,467
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leçon” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). leçon lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around leçon (IPA \lə.sɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,467 among 128,088 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for leçon, with forms such as "elçon", "lecon", and "leoçn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "leo", "Lyon", "lion", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is leçon, spelled L-E-Ç-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite portion d’une discipline enseignée à un groupe de personnes ou à une seule personne.
  2. 2
    Ce que le maître donne à l’écolier à apprendre et que celui-ci doit répéter, généralement par cœur.
  3. 3
    Instructions ou conseils donnés à une personne relativement à sa conduite dans la vie ou dans quelque affaire.
  4. 4
    Avertissement salutaire ou correction qu’on reçoit des personnes ou des choses.
  5. 5
    Texte d’un auteur, par comparaison à une ou plusieurs autres copies du même texte.
  6. 6
    Récit qui diffère d’un autre relatif au même fait.
  7. 7
    Petit chapitre de l’écriture ou des pères, qui fait partie du bréviaire, et que l’on récite ou que l’on chante à matines.
  8. 8
    Genre musical créé pour accompagner les leçons (au sens de « textes religieux ») pendant la semaine sainte.

This word in other languages

lesson(English)lección(Español)Lektion(Deutsch)lição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elçon
  • lecon
  • leoçn
  • leçno
  • leçonn
  • lleçon
  • lçeon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elçon2lecon1leoçn2leçno2leçonn1lleçon1lçeon2
Edit distance from "leçon"

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 "leçon"?
"leçon" is spelled L-E-Ç-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.sɔ̃\.
What does "leçon" mean?
As a noun, "leçon" means: Petite portion d’une discipline enseignée à un groupe de personnes ou à une seule personne.
What words are commonly confused with "leçon"?
"leçon" is commonly confused with "leo", "Lyon", "lion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leçon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leçon" is \lə.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leçon" come from?
"leçon" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “leçon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-E-Ç-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lə.sɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “leo” - see the side-by-side comparison. leçon vs leo
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list