limaçon
\li.ma.sɔ̃\
The verdict
“limaçon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mollusque gastéropode, dont le corps est dans une coquille en forme d’hélice.
Corpus desk
Index FR-limacon · limaçon · French
limaçon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limaçon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.ma.sɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
limaçon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ma.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for limaçon, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is limaçon, spelled L-I-M-A-Ç-O-N.
Definition
- 1Mollusque gastéropode, dont le corps est dans une coquille en forme d’hélice.
- 2Partie osseuse du labyrinthe de l’oreille moyenne, qui a la forme d’une coquille de limaçon.
- 3Se dit pour un escalier qui tourne autour d’un noyau.
- 4Sorte de pièce des anciens mécanismes d'horlogerie.
- 5Personne lente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how limaçon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La faim le prit, il fut tout heureux et tout aise De rencontrer un limaçon.
Prenez huit ou dix Limaçons avec leurs coquilles, six Ognons de Lis, deux onces de Beurre frais, & trois onces de vieux Levain de Seigle, broyez exactement les Limaçons, faites cuire les Ognons sous la braise, & mélangez le tout pour en faire des cataplasmes, que vous renouvellerez de six en six heures, […].
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.