Oxytonon

[ɔˈksyːtonɔn]

/[ɔˈksyːtonɔn]/ noun

The verdict

“Oxytonon” 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) - Wort mit einem Akut oder der Hauptbetonung auf der letzten Silbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-oxytonon · Oxytonon · German

Oxytonon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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.

Key facts for Oxytonon
PropertyValue
HeadwordOxytonon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔˈksyːtonɔn]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oxytonon“ im Deutschen

Oxytononliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oxytonon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔˈksyːtonɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort mit einem Akut oder der Hauptbetonung auf der letzten Silbe".

Oxytonon has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Oxytonon, spelled O-X-Y-T-O-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wort mit einem Akut oder der Hauptbetonung auf der letzten Silbe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das gleiche Wort, das einmal Paroxytonon und einmal Oxytonon ist, unterscheidet sich in der Bedeutung.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oxytonon"?
"Oxytonon" is spelled O-X-Y-T-O-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔˈksyːtonɔn].
What does "Oxytonon" mean?
As a noun, "Oxytonon" means: Wort mit einem Akut oder der Hauptbetonung auf der letzten Silbe
How do you pronounce "Oxytonon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oxytonon" is [ɔˈksyːtonɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oxytonon" come from?
"Oxytonon" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list