Miquelon

\mi.klɔ̃\

/\mi.klɔ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Miquelon” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,447
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Île de l’archipel de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, composée de trois parties, au sud l’Anglade, au nord Miquelon et à l‘extrême nord Le Cap, toutes trois reliées par des tombolos

Corpus desk

Index FR-miquelon · Miquelon · French

Miquelon · rank #29,447 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,447
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH militent

Nearest frequency peer: militent (-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 « Miquelon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Miquelon » 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
Key facts for Miquelon
PropertyValue
HeadwordMiquelon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mi.klɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,447
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Miquelon »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Miquelonse 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 « militent » (#29,446), « miséricordieux » (#29,448), « Middleton » (#29,445). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Miquelon » est au #29,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Miquelon (IPA \mi.klɔ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,447 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Miquelon, with forms such as "imquelon", "miqeulon", and "miqquelon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Miquelon, spelled M-I-Q-U-E-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Île de l’archipel de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, composée de trois parties, au sud l’Anglade, au nord Miquelon et à l‘extrême nord Le Cap, toutes trois reliées par des tombolos
  2. 2
    Village principal de l’île éponyme, situé sur la presqu’île du Cap.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imquelon
  • miqeulon
  • miqquelon
  • miquellon
  • miquelno
  • miquelonn
  • miqueoln
  • miquleon
  • miuqelon
  • mmiquelon
  • mqiuelon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imquelon2miqeulon2miqquelon1miquellon1miquelno2miquelonn1miqueoln2miquleon2
Edit distance from "Miquelon"

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 "Miquelon"?
"Miquelon" is spelled M-I-Q-U-E-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.klɔ̃\.
What does "Miquelon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Miquelon" means: Île de l’archipel de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, composée de trois parties, au sud l’Anglade, au nord Miquelon et à l‘extrême nord Le Cap, toutes trois reliées par des tombolos
What are common misspellings of "Miquelon"?
Common misspellings include "imquelon", "miqeulon", "miqquelon", "miquellon", "miquelno". The correct spelling is "Miquelon".
How do you pronounce "Miquelon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Miquelon" is \mi.klɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Miquelon" come from?
"Miquelon" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

militent#29,446montures#29,450mesurées#29,442mesurait#29,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

metallica11 variantsmartins11 variantsobtenait11 variantsMarjorie11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list