Chordophon
[kɔʁdoˈfoːn]
The verdict
“Chordophon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saiteninstrument
Corpus desk
Index DE-chordophon · Chordophon · German
Chordophon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chordophon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔʁdoˈfoːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Chordophon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Chordophon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔʁdoˈfoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Saiteninstrument".
Chordophon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Chordophon, spelled C-H-O-R-D-O-P-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1Saiteninstrument
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Chordophon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der einfache Musikbogen mit angelegtem Resonanzkörper oder der durch den Mundraum des Spielers verstärkte Mundbogen gilt als Urform aller Chordophone.“
Synonyms
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.