saumon

\so.mɔ̃\

/\so.mɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“saumon” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,783 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,783
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poisson de la famille des salmonidés dont la chair est très appréciée et qui remonte les rivières au moment du frai.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

saumon vs sumo
67% similar
saumon vs Simon
50% similar
saumon vs savon
67% similar

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

Key facts for saumon
PropertyValue
Headwordsaumon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\so.mɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,783
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “saumon” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). saumon lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for saumon is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \so.mɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,783 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 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 saumon, with forms such as "asumon", "samuon", and "saummon". 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, "sumo", "Simon", "savon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is saumon, spelled S-A-U-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poisson de la famille des salmonidés dont la chair est très appréciée et qui remonte les rivières au moment du frai.
  2. 2
    Chair de ce poisson, consommée par l'homme.
  3. 3
    Lingot de métal obtenu en fonderie.
  4. 4
    Caisson allongé servant de carénage à l’extrémité d’une aile d’avion.
  5. 5
    Bloc de matériau dans lequel est taillé par fraisage le modèle original.
  6. 6
    Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries. Il se blasonne comme n’importe quel poisson.
  7. 7
    Cycliste urbain roulant à contre-sens.
  8. 8
    Nom donné par analogie de forme — elles sont longues — aux boîtes de dérivation ou de raccordement étanches que l’on enterre dans le sol.

This word in other languages

salmon(English)salmón(Español)Lachs(Deutsch)salmão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asumon,samuon,saummon,saumno,saumonn,sauomn,ssaumon,suamon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asumon2samuon2saummon1saumno2saumonn1sauomn2ssaumon1suamon2
Edit distance from "saumon"

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 "saumon"?
"saumon" is spelled S-A-U-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \so.mɔ̃\.
What does "saumon" mean?
As a noun, "saumon" means: Poisson de la famille des salmonidés dont la chair est très appréciée et qui remonte les rivières au moment du frai.
What words are commonly confused with "saumon"?
"saumon" is commonly confused with "sumo", "Simon", "savon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saumon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saumon" is \so.mɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saumon" come from?
"saumon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “saumon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-U-M-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \so.mɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sumo” - see the side-by-side comparison. saumon vs sumo
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list