morion

\mɔ.ʁjɔ̃\

/\mɔ.ʁjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“morion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte d’armure de tête plus légère que le casque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-morion · morion · French

morion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for morion
PropertyValue
Headwordmorion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.ʁjɔ̃\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « morion » en français

morionsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.ʁjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for morion, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is morion, spelled M-O-R-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte d’armure de tête plus légère que le casque.
  2. 2
    Punition militaire qui consistait en des coups de hampe de hallebarde, etc., sur le derrière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’avait qu’un simple morion.
  2. Sous la camisole de mailles et le morion d'acier, les deux hommes devaient être en nage, mais ils s'abstinrent de toute plainte.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "morion"?
"morion" is spelled M-O-R-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.ʁjɔ̃\.
What does "morion" mean?
As a noun, "morion" means: Sorte d’armure de tête plus légère que le casque.
How do you pronounce "morion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morion" is \mɔ.ʁjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "morion" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list