Ilion
[ˈiːli̯ɔn]
The verdict
“Ilion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alternativer altgriechischer Name für die Stadt Troja
Corpus desk
Index DE-ilion · Ilion · German
Ilion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | Ilion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈiːli̯ɔn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ilion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ilion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈiːli̯ɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alternativer altgriechischer Name für die Stadt Troja".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ilion, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ilion, spelled I-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1alternativer altgriechischer Name für die Stadt Troja
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.