Morillon
[ˈmɔʁɪlɔn]
The verdict
“Morillon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Rebsorte Chardonnay
Corpus desk
Index DE-morillon · Morillon · German
Morillon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Morillon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɔʁɪlɔn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Morillon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Morillon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔʁɪlɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Morillon, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Morillon, spelled M-O-R-I-L-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1die Rebsorte Chardonnay
- 2Wein, der aus Trauben der unter [1] genannten Rebsorte hergestellt wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Morillon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das ist auch ein Grund für die große Vielfalt an Weinen: Es wachsen sowohl Burgundersorten, Morillon, Gelber Muskateller, Traminer, Sauvignon Blanc, Welschriesling und Riesling als auch Zweigelt.“
„Von Weißweinen wie Welschriesling, Chardonnay beziehungsweise Morillon, Weiß- und Grauburgunder, Gelber Muskateller, Sauvignon Blanc und Riesling, bis hin zu Rotenweinen wie Blauem Zweigelt, St. Laurent oder Blauburgunder - dem Genuss werden hier keine Grenzen gesetzt.“
Synonyms
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.