péon

\pe.ɔn\

/\pe.ɔn\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salarié de bas statut des haciendas (particulièrement un journalier, un domestique, un paysan, etc.)

Corpus desk

Index FR-peon · péon · French

péon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 péon
PropertyValue
Headwordpéon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.ɔn\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « péon » en français

péonn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

péon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.ɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for péon in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is péon, spelled P-É-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salarié de bas statut des haciendas (particulièrement un journalier, un domestique, un paysan, etc.)
  2. 2
    Torero chargé d’assister le matador.
  3. 3
    En Inde, un soldat à pied.
  4. 4
    Unité de type ouvrier qui construit les bâtiments ou récolte les ressources.
  5. 5
    Exécutant.
  6. 6
    Personne de bas niveau social.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce muletier-chef, ce « catapaz, » suivant la dénomination chilienne, était secondé par deux péons indigènes et un enfant de douze ans. Les péons surveillaient les mulets chargés du bagage de la troupe, et l’enfant conduisait la « madrina, » petite jument qui, portant grelots et sonnette, marchait en avant et entraînait dix mules à sa suite.
  2. […] les péons avaient formé à quelques pas de l’hacienda un enclos dans lequel, après avoir fait entrer les bestiaux, ils séparaient les maigres d’avec les gras, que l’on faisait sortir un à un de l’enceinte.

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 "péon"?
"péon" is spelled P-É-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.ɔn\.
What does "péon" mean?
As a noun, "péon" means: Salarié de bas statut des haciendas (particulièrement un journalier, un domestique, un paysan, etc.)
How do you pronounce "péon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "péon" is \pe.ɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "péon" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list