saison
\sɛ.zɔ̃\
The verdict
“saison” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #392 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #392
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Période de l’année qui observe une relative constance du climat et de la température.
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 | saison |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ.zɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “saison” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for saison is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɛ.zɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #392 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for saison, with forms such as "asison", "saiosn", and "saisno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sion", "sinon", "salon", 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 saison, spelled S-A-I-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Période de l’année qui observe une relative constance du climat et de la température.
- 2Dans les pays tempérés, division en quatre de l’année : printemps, été, automne et hiver.
- 3Période de l’année marquée par quelque chose de particulier.
- 4Les mois d’été.
- 5Époque où paraissent certaines productions de la terre où l’on a coutume soit de semer, soit de recueillir grains ou fruits.
- 6Temps propice aux affaires, aux réunions mondaines, au tourisme, aux bains de mer, etc.
- 7Moment opportun.
- 8Période de l’année durant laquelle des spectacles, concerts, sont présentés (généralement de septembre à juin).
- 9Période de l’année durant laquelle des équipes ou joueurs s’affrontent et qui se termine généralement par un championnat.
- 10Âges de la vie.
- 11Ensemble des champs cultivés avec la même culture, dans le cadre d’une rotation triennale.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asison,saiosn,saisno,saisonn,saisson,sasion,siason,ssaison
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saison - 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 “saison”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɛ.zɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Sion” - see the side-by-side comparison. saison vs Sion
- 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.