Lyon

[liˈɔ̃ː]

/[liˈɔ̃ː]/ name

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The verdict

“Lyon” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,630
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - südostfranzösische Großstadt am Zusammenfluss der Rhone und der Saône

Corpus desk

Index DE-lyon · Lyon · German

Lyon · rank #14,630 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,630
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH mangelnder

Nearest frequency peer: mangelnder (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lyon“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lyon“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lyon vs Lyra
50% similar
Lyon vs lo
25% similar
Lyon vs ln
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lyon
PropertyValue
HeadwordLyon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[liˈɔ̃ː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,630
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lyon“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lyonliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mangelnder“ (#14,631), „Lot“ (#14,628), „Mediathek“ (#14,632). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lyon“ bei #14,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Lyon (IPA [liˈɔ̃ː]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,630 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "südostfranzösische Großstadt am Zusammenfluss der Rhone und der Saône".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lyon, with forms such as "llyon", "loyn", and "lyno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lyra", "lo", "ln", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lyon, spelled L-Y-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    südostfranzösische Großstadt am Zusammenfluss der Rhone und der Saône

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lyon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pierre stammt aus Lyon.
  2. Ziehst Du bald wieder nach Lyon zurück?

This word in other languages

Lyon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llyon
  • loyn
  • lyno
  • lyonn
  • lyyon
  • ylon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lyon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

llyon1loyn2lyno2lyonn1lyyon1ylon2
Edit distance from "Lyon"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lyon"?
"Lyon" is spelled L-Y-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈɔ̃ː].
What does "Lyon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lyon" means: südostfranzösische Großstadt am Zusammenfluss der Rhone und der Saône
What words are commonly confused with "Lyon"?
"Lyon" is commonly confused with "Lyra", "lo", "ln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lyon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lyon" is [liˈɔ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lyon" come from?
"Lyon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lyon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Olga#14,643Kinn#14,606putz#14,657Kahn#14,600

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Karen6 variantsSpin6 variantsstan6 variantsDaddy6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list