piton
\pi.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“piton” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #32,118 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,118
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de clou ou de vis dont la tête est en forme d’anneau.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #32,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piton” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for piton is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pi.tɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,118 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for piton, with forms such as "ipton", "piotn", and "pitno". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pon", "Pitt", "plon", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is piton, spelled P-I-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Sorte de clou ou de vis dont la tête est en forme d’anneau.
- 2Lame métallique terminée par un œil accueillant un mousqueton, destinée à être enfoncée dans une fissure ou aspérité de la roche avec un marteau, pour agir comme ancrage afin de protéger le grimpeur d’une chute, ou pour aider à la progression en escalade artificielle.
- 3Pic, pointe d’une montagne élevée.
- 4Nez proéminent ; gros pif.
- 5Bouton sur un appareil électrique ou électronique.
- 6Technologie, appareils techniques.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipton,piotn,pitno,pitonn,pitton,ppiton,ption
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piton - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “piton”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-I-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pi.tɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pon” - see the side-by-side comparison. piton vs pon
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.