requin perlon
\ʁə.kɛ̃ pɛʁ.lɔ̃\
The verdict
“requin perlon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de petit requin largement répandu à 7 paires de fentes branchiales, au dos gris brun.
Corpus desk
Index FR-requin-perlon · requin perlon · French
requin perlon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | requin perlon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.kɛ̃ pɛʁ.lɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « requin perlon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
requin perlon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.kɛ̃ pɛʁ.lɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de petit requin largement répandu à 7 paires de fentes branchiales, au dos gris brun.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for requin perlon, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is requin perlon, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-N- -P-E-R-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1Espèce de petit requin largement répandu à 7 paires de fentes branchiales, au dos gris brun.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how requin perlon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le requin perlon ressemble au requin griset mais a 7 paires de fentes branchiales au lieu de 6.
Synonyms
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.