Kordon
German, noun[kɔʁˈdɔ̃ː]
Kordon is spelled K-O-R-D-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kordon is a German masculine noun meaning “cordon (line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “polizeiliche oder militärische Absperrung, vor allem durch eine Reihe von Posten”.
What does Kordon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecordon (line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. polizeiliche oder militärische Absperrung, vor allem durch eine Reihe von Posten 2. Band, an dem hohe Orden befestigt werden
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 Kordon
- Kordons genitive
- Kordone nominative plural
- Kordonen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kordon?
- [kɔʁˈdɔ̃ː]
- [kɔʁˈdoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kordon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kordon in German?
Kordon appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).