rayon

\ʁɛ.jɔ̃\

/\ʁɛ.jɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“rayon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,871
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ligne rectiligne qui part d’un centre et va en divergeant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rayon · rayon · French

rayon · rank #3,871 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,871
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH quelconque

Nearest frequency peer: quelconque (-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 « rayon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rayon » 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).

rayon vs Ryo
40% similar
rayon vs Ryan
40% similar
rayon vs rays
60% similar

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

Key facts for rayon
PropertyValue
Headwordrayon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛ.jɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,871
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rayon »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.rayonse 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 « quelconque » (#3,870), « saisir » (#3,872), « précieux » (#3,869). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rayon » est au #3,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rayon (IPA \ʁɛ.jɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,871 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rayon, with forms such as "aryon", "raoyn", and "rayno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ryo", "Ryan", "rays", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rayon, spelled R-A-Y-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ligne rectiligne qui part d’un centre et va en divergeant.
  2. 2
    Ligne rectiligne qui part d’un centre et va en divergeant.
  3. 3
    Espace à l’entour, plus ou moins circulaire.
  4. 4
    Pédoncule floral d’une ombelle.
  5. 5
    Chacune des parties qui vont du moyeu de la roue à la jante.
  6. 6
    Émanation issue d’une source lumineuse irradiante.
  7. 7
    Lueur.
  8. 8
    Faisceau de particules énergétiques lumineuses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On appelle rayon, toute droite CA menée du centre à la circonférence, et diamètre, toute droite DB, qui passe par le centre et qui se termine de part et d'autre à la circonférence. On voit immédiatement par la génération du cercle que tous les rayons sont égaux.
  2. Si l’on piquait la pointe d’un compas à l’emplacement de Rhages, Vezzano était, de tous les points du territoire d’Orsenna, celui qui s’inscrivait dans le cercle de rayon le plus court.

This word in other languages

ray(English)rayo(Español)Strahl(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aryon
  • raoyn
  • rayno
  • rayonn
  • rayyon
  • rrayon
  • ryaon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rayon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aryon2raoyn2rayno2rayonn1rayyon1rrayon1ryaon2
Edit distance from "rayon"

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 "rayon"?
"rayon" is spelled R-A-Y-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛ.jɔ̃\.
What does "rayon" mean?
As a noun, "rayon" means: Ligne rectiligne qui part d’un centre et va en divergeant.
What words are commonly confused with "rayon"?
"rayon" is commonly confused with "Ryo", "Ryan", "rays". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rayon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rayon" is \ʁɛ.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rayon" come from?
"rayon" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

stars#3,876Steve#3,877subir#3,878vertu#3,884

Similar misspelling depth

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

gamin7 variantsbaisser7 variantscoach7 variantsflotte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list