# colons vs coon

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### colons
*noun · IPA \kɔ.lɔ̃\ · frequency rank #8,675*
Pluriel de colon.

### coon
*noun · IPA \kuːn\ · frequency rank #49,001*
Forme abrégée populaire de racoon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/colons-vs-coon