wallon

\wa.lɔ̃\

/\wa.lɔ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“wallon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,694
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Wallon, à la Wallonie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wallon · wallon · French

wallon · rank #12,694 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,694
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH vulnérables

Nearest frequency peer: vulnérables (-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 « wallon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « wallon » 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).

wallon vs Wilson
50% similar
wallon vs Watson
50% similar
wallon vs willow
67% similar

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

Key facts for wallon
PropertyValue
Headwordwallon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\wa.lɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,694
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « wallon »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).wallonse 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 « vulnérables » (#12,693), « Yannick » (#12,695), « vera » (#12,692). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « wallon » est au #12,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around wallon (IPA \wa.lɔ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,694 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relatif aux Wallon, à la Wallonie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for wallon, with forms such as "awllon", "wallno", and "wallonn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Wilson", "Watson", "willow", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is wallon, spelled W-A-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Wallon, à la Wallonie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cambrinus acheta alors un pinson aveugle, qu’à la mode des gens du pays wallon, il emporta partout avec lui.
  2. Nous ne quitterons pas ce sujet sans faire remarquer que, généralement, les populations wallonnes parlent le français correctement avec les gens du dehors, et que ce n’est qu’entre elles qu’elles se servent du wallon et du patois de leur contrée.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awllon
  • wallno
  • wallonn
  • waloln
  • walon
  • wlalon
  • wwallon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awllon2wallno2wallonn1waloln2walon1wlalon2wwallon1
Edit distance from "wallon"

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 "wallon"?
"wallon" is spelled W-A-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \wa.lɔ̃\.
What does "wallon" mean?
As an adjective, "wallon" means: Relatif aux Wallon, à la Wallonie.
What words are commonly confused with "wallon"?
"wallon" is commonly confused with "Wilson", "Watson", "willow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wallon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wallon" is \wa.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wallon" come from?
"wallon" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list