Medaillon
German, noun/medalˈjõː/
Medaillon is spelled M-E-D-A-I-L-L-O-N (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Medaillon is a German neuter noun meaning “medallion, locket (a metallic pendant to store a small item)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schmuckstück in Form einer Plakette oder Scheibe, das oft als Hals- oder Armbandanhänger getragen wird und…”.
What does Medaillon mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermedallion, locket (a metallic pendant to store a small item)
- 2
neutermedallion
- 3
neutershowy coin
- 4
neuterraremole, naevus, birthmark
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schmuckstück in Form einer Plakette oder Scheibe, das oft als Hals- oder Armbandanhänger getragen wird und auf einer Seite ein eingraviertes oder geprägtes Bild oder Symbol trägt 2. kleine Scheibe Fleisch in kreisrunder Form
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 Medaillon
- Medaillons genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Medaillon?
- /medalˈjõː/
- [medalˈjɔ̃ː]
- [medaɪ̯lˈjɔ̃ː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Medaillon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Medaillon in German?
Medaillon appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).