menon
\mə.nɔ̃\
The verdict
“menon” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bouc de tête, muni de cloches, chargé de mener un troupeau, notamment durant une transhumance.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | menon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mə.nɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “menon” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for menon is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mə.nɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for menon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is menon, spelled M-E-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Bouc de tête, muni de cloches, chargé de mener un troupeau, notamment durant une transhumance.
- 2Bouc châtré (en Provence seuls des boucs châtrés sont mêlés aux brebis).
- 3Chèvre du Levant dont la peau sert à faire du maroquin.
- 4Autrefois, personne chargée d’arranger les mariages aux mieux des intérêts des familles et de discuter de la dot.
- 5Mouton, flocons de poussière qui s’assemblent sous les meubles.
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.
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Using “menon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-E-N-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mə.nɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.