vairon

\vɛ.ʁɔ̃\

/\vɛ.ʁɔ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“vairon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie l’œil d’un cheval, d’un chien, etc., dont la prunelle est entourée d’un cercle blanchâtre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vairon · vairon · French

vairon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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.

Key facts for vairon
PropertyValue
Headwordvairon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vɛ.ʁɔ̃\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vairon » en français

vaironreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vairon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛ.ʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

vairon has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vairon, spelled V-A-I-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie l’œil d’un cheval, d’un chien, etc., dont la prunelle est entourée d’un cercle blanchâtre.
  2. 2
    Qualifie deux yeux qui n’ont pas la même couleur.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une personne ou un animal dont les yeux sont de couleurs changeantes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce cheval a l’œil vairon.
  2. Ses yeux vairons, l’un bleuâtre, l’autre brun, sous de maigres sourcils, elle les tenait de son défunt père, le coutelier, mort de cirrhose presque en même temps que sa femme.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vairon"?
"vairon" is spelled V-A-I-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛ.ʁɔ̃\.
What does "vairon" mean?
As an adjective, "vairon" means: Qualifie l’œil d’un cheval, d’un chien, etc., dont la prunelle est entourée d’un cercle blanchâtre.
How do you pronounce "vairon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vairon" is \vɛ.ʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vairon" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list