Distichon
German, noun/ˈdɪstɪçɔn/
Distichon is spelled D-I-S-T-I-C-H-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written German, the 264,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Distichon is a German neuter noun meaning “distich” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abfolge/Einheit aus zwei Versen, meistens aus Hexameter plus Pentameter bestehend”.
What does Distichon mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdistich
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abfolge/Einheit aus zwei Versen, meistens aus Hexameter plus Pentameter bestehend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Distichon
- Distichons genitive
- Distichen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Distichon?
- /ˈdɪstɪçɔn/
- [ˈdɪstɪçɔn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Distichon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Distichon in German?
Distichon appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).