Solon

name

The verdict

“Solon” is uncommon French (frequency #66,352 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,352
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme d’État, législateur et poète athénien (né à Athènes vers 640 av. J.-C. et mort sur l’île de Chypre vers 558 av. J.-C.).

Key facts for Solon
PropertyValue
HeadwordSolon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Solon” 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). Solon lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Solon is uncommon French at frequency #66,352 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homme d’État, législateur et poète athénien (né à Athènes vers 640 av. J.-C. et mort sur l’île de Chypre vers 558 av. J.-C.).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Solon, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Solon, spelled S-O-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme d’État, législateur et poète athénien (né à Athènes vers 640 av. J.-C. et mort sur l’île de Chypre vers 558 av. J.-C.).

This word in other languages

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 "Solon"?
"Solon" is spelled S-O-L-O-N.
What does "Solon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Solon" means: Homme d’État, législateur et poète athénien (né à Athènes vers 640 av. J.-C. et mort sur l’île de Chypre vers 558 av. J.-C.).
What language does "Solon" come from?
"Solon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Solon”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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