tacon
\ta.kɔ̃\
The verdict
“tacon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune saumon qui vit ses deux à trois premières années dans les rivières.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tacon · tacon · French
tacon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tacon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.kɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tacon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tacon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.kɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeune saumon qui vit ses deux à trois premières années dans les rivières.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tacon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tacon, spelled T-A-C-O-N.
Definition
- 1Jeune saumon qui vit ses deux à trois premières années dans les rivières.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tacon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le tacon est moins agressif que la truitelle et s'en distingue par une bouche plus petite, une nageoire caudale très échancrée, et des nageoires bleuâtres à grises.
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.