wagons

\va.ɡɔ̃\

/\va.ɡɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“wagons” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,690
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de wagon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wagons · wagons · French

wagons · rank #11,690 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,690
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH wagon

Nearest frequency peer: wagon (-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 « wagons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « wagons » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

wagons vs wallons
71% similar
wagons vs wagon
83% similar

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

Key facts for wagons
PropertyValue
Headwordwagons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.ɡɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,690
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « wagons »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).wagonsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « wagon » (#11,689), « écarté » (#11,691), « vœu » (#11,688). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « wagons » est au #11,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around wagons (IPA \va.ɡɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,690 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de wagon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wagons, with forms such as "awgons", "waggons", and "wagnos". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "wallons", "wagon", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is wagons, spelled W-A-G-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de wagon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sous la marquise des grandes lignes, l’arrivée d’un train de Mantes avait animé les quais ; et il suivit des yeux la machine de manœuvre, une petite machine-tender, aux trois roues basses et couplées, qui commençait le débranchement du train, alerte besogneuse, emmenant, refoulant les wagons sur les voies de remisage.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awgons
  • waggons
  • wagnos
  • wagonns
  • wagonss
  • wagosn
  • waogns
  • wgaons
  • wwagons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awgons2waggons1wagnos2wagonns1wagonss1wagosn2waogns2wgaons2
Edit distance from "wagons"

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 "wagons"?
"wagons" is spelled W-A-G-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \va.ɡɔ̃\.
What does "wagons" mean?
As a noun, "wagons" means: Pluriel de wagon.
What words are commonly confused with "wagons"?
"wagons" is commonly confused with "wallons", "wagon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wagons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wagons" is \va.ɡɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wagons" come from?
"wagons" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

écarté#11,691Turner#11,683adorer#11,699aidant#11,702

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

accents9 variantstirées9 variantsAurélie9 variantsBagdad9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list