Epistylion
[epiˈstyːli̯ɔn]
The verdict
“Epistylion” 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) - in der antiken Baukunst ein Querbalken, der die Säulen im Unterbau verbindet und den Oberbau trägt
Corpus desk
Index DE-epistylion · Epistylion · German
Epistylion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Epistylion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [epiˈstyːli̯ɔn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Epistylion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Epistylion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [epiˈstyːli̯ɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der antiken Baukunst ein Querbalken, der die Säulen im Unterbau verbindet und den Oberbau trägt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Epistylion in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Epistylion, spelled E-P-I-S-T-Y-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1in der antiken Baukunst ein Querbalken, der die Säulen im Unterbau verbindet und den Oberbau trägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Epistylion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Über dem dreigetheilten Epistylion erhob sich der Fries, nicht aus pentelischem Marmor gebildet, sondern aus dunklerem eleusinischen Marmor.
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.