Nylon
German, noun/ˈnaɪ̯lɔn/
Nylon is spelled N-Y-L-O-N (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 19,862nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nylon is a German neuter noun meaning “nylon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “glänzende, reißfeste Chemiefaser, die meist zur Herstellung von Textilien verwendet wird”.
What does Nylon mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuternylon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. glänzende, reißfeste Chemiefaser, die meist zur Herstellung von Textilien verwendet wird 2. Damenstrumpf aus reißfester Chemiefaser
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 Nylon
- Nylons genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nylon?
- /ˈnaɪ̯lɔn/
- [ˈnaɪ̯lɔn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nylon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nylon in German?
Nylon appears 2.6 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).