piton

\pi.tɔ̃\

/\pi.tɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“piton” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,118
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de clou ou de vis dont la tête est en forme d’anneau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-piton · piton · French

piton · rank #32,118 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,118
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pip

Nearest frequency peer: pip (-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 « piton »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « piton » 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).

piton vs pon
60% similar
piton vs Pitt
40% similar
piton vs plon
60% similar

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

Key facts for piton
PropertyValue
Headwordpiton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.tɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,118
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « piton »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pitonse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pip » (#32,117), « pluridisciplinaire » (#32,120), « peureux » (#32,115). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « piton » est au #32,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around piton (IPA \pi.tɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,118 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Sorte de clou ou de vis dont la tête est en forme d’anneau.
  2. 2
    Lame 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.
  3. 3
    Pic, pointe d’une montagne élevée.
  4. 4
    Nez proéminent ; gros pif.
  5. 5
    Bouton sur un appareil électrique ou électronique.
  6. 6
    Technologie, appareils techniques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au-dessus de la fenêtre, un piton à rideaux, trop haut planté, conserve un bout de cordon qui oscille et accueille mon arrivée.
  2. Au dessus de la cheminée, sur un piton de fer planté au mur, était fiché un pan de lard gras.

This word in other languages

piton(English)

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.

ipton2piotn2pitno2pitonn1pitton1ppiton1ption2
Edit distance from "piton"

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 "piton"?
"piton" is spelled P-I-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.tɔ̃\.
What does "piton" mean?
As a noun, "piton" means: Sorte de clou ou de vis dont la tête est en forme d’anneau.
What words are commonly confused with "piton"?
"piton" is commonly confused with "pon", "Pitt", "plon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piton" is \pi.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piton" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

puisé#32,135punta#32,136pâtés#32,137Ortiz#32,097

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

quinoa7 variantsnbsp7 variantsnazes7 variantsrhino7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list