papillon

[papijɔ̃]

/[papijɔ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“papillon” is uncommon German (frequency #86,893 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,893
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schmetterling

Corpus desk

Index DE-papillon · papillon · German

papillon · rank #86,893 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,893
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parapsycholog…

Nearest frequency peer: Parapsychologie (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „papillon“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „papillon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for papillon
PropertyValue
Headwordpapillon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[papijɔ̃]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „papillon“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.papillonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Parapsychologie“ (#86,894), „pans“ (#86,891), „pakistanischer“ (#86,890). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „papillon“ bei #86,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

papillon is uncommon German at frequency #86,893 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [papijɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for papillon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is papillon, spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schmetterling
  2. 2
    Falter

This word in other languages

butterfly(English)mariposa(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "papillon"?
"papillon" is spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [papijɔ̃].
What does "papillon" mean?
As a noun, "papillon" means: Schmetterling
How do you pronounce "papillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "papillon" is [papijɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "papillon" come from?
"papillon" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "papillon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

passable#86,896Outsider#86,887penguins#86,899Okzident#86,878

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list