Pavillon
[ˈpavɪljɔŋ]
The verdict
“Pavillon” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,797 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,797
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein frei stehendes, allseitig offenes oder zu öffnendes Gebäude oder Zelt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pavillon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpavɪljɔŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,797 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pavillon” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Pavillon is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpavɪljɔŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,797 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pavillon, with forms such as "apvillon", "paivllon", and "pavillno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Pavillons", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pavillon, spelled P-A-V-I-L-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1ein frei stehendes, allseitig offenes oder zu öffnendes Gebäude oder Zelt
- 2ein Bettenbau eines Krankenhauses
- 3Neben- oder freistehendes Gebäude einer Schule
- 4einzelnes Gebäude einer (Welt-)Ausstellung
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apvillon,paivllon,pavillno,pavillonn,paviloln,pavilon,pavlilon,pavvillon,ppavillon,pvaillon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pavillon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Pavillon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-V-I-L-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpavɪljɔŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Pavillons” - see the side-by-side comparison. Pavillon vs Pavillons
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.