peloton

\pə.lɔ.tɔ̃\

/\pə.lɔ.tɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“peloton” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,374
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite pelote.

Corpus desk

Index FR-peloton · peloton · French

peloton · rank #10,374 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,374
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH paysan

Nearest frequency peer: paysan (-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 « peloton »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « peloton » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

peloton vs Platon
57% similar
peloton vs Pluton
57% similar
peloton vs Proton
57% similar

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

Key facts for peloton
PropertyValue
Headwordpeloton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.lɔ.tɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,374
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « peloton »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pelotonse 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 « paysan » (#10,373), « pencher » (#10,375), « pat » (#10,372). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « peloton » est au #10,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around peloton (IPA \pə.lɔ.tɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,374 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for peloton, with forms such as "eploton", "pelloton", and "pelootn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Platon", "Pluton", "Proton", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is peloton, spelled P-E-L-O-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite pelote.
  2. 2
    Balle à jouer à la paume, lorsqu’elle n’est point encore couverte de drap.
  3. 3
    Petit amas de mycélium en forme de pelote.
  4. 4
    Petit nombre de personnes réunies en groupe.
  5. 5
    Petit groupe de soldats, section, subdivision d’une compagnie, d’un escadron.
  6. 6
    Ellipse de peloton d’exécution.
  7. 7
    Le groupe majoritaire des cyclistes qui demeurent ensemble lors d'une course.
  8. 8
    Type de point d’échange entre les racines d’une plante et les filaments d’un champignon, les deux vivant en symbiose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces tribulations l’inquiétaient par le mystère de leur durée indéfinie. Elles se dévidaient comme le peloton de fil rouge enfermé dans une boîte de buis sur le comptoir de madame Magloire, la pâtissière de la place Saint-Exupère.
  2. Sous le siège de Tartous Hama, traînait un peloton de la même corde qui avait servi à le ligoter : du septain de fort diamètre.

This word in other languages

clew(English)pelotón(Español)Trupp(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eploton
  • pelloton
  • pelootn
  • pelotno
  • pelotonn
  • pelotton
  • peltoon
  • peolton
  • pleoton
  • ppeloton

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eploton2pelloton1pelootn2pelotno2pelotonn1pelotton1peltoon2peolton2
Edit distance from "peloton"

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 "peloton"?
"peloton" is spelled P-E-L-O-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.lɔ.tɔ̃\.
What does "peloton" mean?
As a noun, "peloton" means: Petite pelote.
What words are commonly confused with "peloton"?
"peloton" is commonly confused with "Platon", "Pluton", "Proton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peloton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peloton" is \pə.lɔ.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peloton" come from?
"peloton" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pencher#10,375normand#10,365menacer#10,357masters#10,356

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rejetée10 variantsmanuels10 variantsretiens10 variantsrobinet10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list