saxophone

\sak.sɔ.fɔn\

/\sak.sɔ.fɔn\/ noun

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The verdict

“saxophone” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,801. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,801
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument de musique à clefs de la famille des bois, à anche simple généralement en métal ou ébonite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-saxophone · saxophone · French

saxophone · rank #30,801 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,801
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH savoyard

Nearest frequency peer: savoyard (-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 « saxophone »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « saxophone » 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
Key facts for saxophone
PropertyValue
Headwordsaxophone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sak.sɔ.fɔn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,801
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « saxophone »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.saxophonese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « savoyard » (#30,800), « schiller » (#30,802), « Saunders » (#30,799). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « saxophone » est au #30,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around saxophone (IPA \sak.sɔ.fɔn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,801 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Instrument de musique à clefs de la famille des bois, à anche simple généralement en métal ou ébonite.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for saxophone, with forms such as "asxophone", "saoxphone", and "saxohpone". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 saxophone, spelled S-A-X-O-P-H-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument de musique à clefs de la famille des bois, à anche simple généralement en métal ou ébonite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Parmi toutes les maisons verrouillées comme des tombeaux où chaque lampe à son tour s'est éteinte derrière chaque persienne, tout le long de la grand-rue (il est dix heures du soir), dans une seule mansarde brûle une seule bougie et à cette lueur quelqu'un joue du saxophone.
  2. Reste le saxophone. C’est un instrument dont l’apprentissage est simple. Il permet de passer avec une facilité étonnante du grave à l’aigu. L’aisance des doigtés autorise des phrasés fluides, extrêmement rapides. Et surtout, c’est un instrument à anche, contrairement à la trompette, dont l’embouchure nécessite un contrôle physique des lèvres, de la colonn…

Synonyms

saxsaxo

This word in other languages

saxophone(English)saxofón(Español)Saxophon(Deutsch)saxofone(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asxophone
  • saoxphone
  • saxohpone
  • saxophhone
  • saxophnoe
  • saxophoen
  • saxophonne
  • saxopohne
  • saxopphone
  • saxpohone
  • saxxophone
  • ssaxophone
  • sxaophone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asxophone2saoxphone2saxohpone2saxophhone1saxophnoe2saxophoen2saxophonne1saxopohne2
Edit distance from "saxophone"

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 "saxophone"?
"saxophone" is spelled S-A-X-O-P-H-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sak.sɔ.fɔn\.
What does "saxophone" mean?
As a noun, "saxophone" means: Instrument de musique à clefs de la famille des bois, à anche simple généralement en métal ou ébonite.
What are common misspellings of "saxophone"?
Common misspellings include "asxophone", "saoxphone", "saxohpone", "saxophhone", "saxophnoe". The correct spelling is "saxophone".
How do you pronounce "saxophone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saxophone" is \sak.sɔ.fɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saxophone" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Salzbourg#30,797stupéfait#30,821stéroïdes#30,822repensant#30,776

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

réapparaît13 variantsrespects13 variantsreduction13 variantsrapportera13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list