Archon

[ˈaʁçɔn]

/[ˈaʁçɔn]/ noun

The verdict

“Archon” is uncommon German (frequency #77,681 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,681
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ranghoher Beamter

Corpus desk

Index DE-archon · Archon · German

Archon · rank #77,681 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,681
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsprogra…

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsprogramm (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Archon“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Archon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Archon
PropertyValue
HeadwordArchon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁçɔn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Archon“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Archonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arbeitsprogramm“ (#77,680), „Arbeitsmigranten“ (#77,679), „armour“ (#77,683). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Archon“ bei #77,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Archon is uncommon German at frequency #77,681 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁçɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ranghoher Beamter".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Archon in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Archon, spelled A-R-C-H-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ranghoher Beamter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im alten Athen waren es aber auch Inhaber staatlicher Ämter, die durch Los bestimmt wurden, namentlich Richter und auch einzelne Archonten, die mit administrativen Aufgaben betraut waren.“
  2. „Das Plenum, die Vollversammlung aller freien Bürger, entschied, wie schon zu Solons Zeiten, über Krieg und Frieden, es wählte Beamte, die Archonten etwa oder die Chefmilitärs (‚Strategen‘), oder loste sie aus.“

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Archon"?
"Archon" is spelled A-R-C-H-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁçɔn].
What does "Archon" mean?
As a noun, "Archon" means: ranghoher Beamter
How do you pronounce "Archon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Archon" is [ˈaʁçɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Archon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list