Medaillon

/[medalˈjɔ̃ː]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,280

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Medaillon is aGermannoun. It means: 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 Pronounced [medalˈjɔ̃ː]. Often confused with Medaillen.

Key facts for Medaillon
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedaillon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[medalˈjɔ̃ː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,280
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Medaillon in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Medaillon is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [medalˈjɔ̃ː]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,280 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Medaillon, with forms such as "emdaillon", "mdeaillon", and "meadillon". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Medaillen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Medaillon, spelled M-E-D-A-I-L-L-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 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. 2
    kleine Scheibe Fleisch in kreisrunder Form

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emdaillon,mdeaillon,meadillon,medaillno,medaillonn,medailoln,medailon,medalilon,meddaillon,mediallon,mmedaillon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Medaillon

Misspelling Variants of "Medaillon"

emdaillon9mdeaillon9meadillon9medaillno9medaillonn10medailoln9medailon8medalilon9
Misspelling Variants of "Medaillon"

Frequency rank: #38,280 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Medaillon"?
"Medaillon" is spelled M-E-D-A-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [medalˈjɔ̃ː].
What does "Medaillon" mean?
As a noun, "Medaillon" means: 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
What words are commonly confused with "Medaillon"?
"Medaillon" is commonly confused with "Medaillen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Medaillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medaillon" is [medalˈjɔ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medaillon" come from?
"Medaillon" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.