Pavillon

[ˈpavɪljɔŋ]

/[ˈpavɪljɔŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pavillon” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,797
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein frei stehendes, allseitig offenes oder zu öffnendes Gebäude oder Zelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-pavillon · Pavillon · German

Pavillon · rank #16,797 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,797
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paralympics

Nearest frequency peer: Paralympics (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pavillon“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pavillon“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pavillon vs Pavillons
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pavillon
PropertyValue
HeadwordPavillon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpavɪljɔŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,797
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pavillon“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pavillonliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Paralympics“ (#16,796), „Pazifik“ (#16,798), „Pipeline“ (#16,799). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pavillon“ bei #16,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Pavillon (IPA [ˈpavɪljɔŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,797 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    ein frei stehendes, allseitig offenes oder zu öffnendes Gebäude oder Zelt
  2. 2
    ein Bettenbau eines Krankenhauses
  3. 3
    Neben- oder freistehendes Gebäude einer Schule
  4. 4
    einzelnes Gebäude einer (Welt-)Ausstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dein Pavillon ist wunderbar mit vielen Blumen geschmückt.
  2. „Auf unserem Rückweg zum Pavillon erklang unter den Bäumen eine Polka.“

This word in other languages

pavilion(English)pabellón(Español)pavillon(Français)

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.

apvillon2paivllon2pavillno2pavillonn1paviloln2pavilon1pavlilon2pavvillon1
Edit distance from "Pavillon"

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 "Pavillon"?
"Pavillon" is spelled P-A-V-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpavɪljɔŋ].
What does "Pavillon" mean?
As a noun, "Pavillon" means: ein frei stehendes, allseitig offenes oder zu öffnendes Gebäude oder Zelt
What words are commonly confused with "Pavillon"?
"Pavillon" is commonly confused with "Pavillons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pavillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pavillon" is [ˈpavɪljɔŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pavillon" come from?
"Pavillon" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pipeline#16,799Notebook#16,790multiple#16,785medialen#16,781

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Pazifik10 variantsRekorde10 variantsreviews10 variantsScheck10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list