Pylon
German, noun/pyˈloːn/
Pylon is spelled P-Y-L-O-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 108,721st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pylon is a German masculine noun meaning “traffic cone, pylon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bewegliches, kegelförmiges Verkehrszeichen zur Absperrung”.
What does Pylon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetraffic cone, pylon
- 2
masculinepylon (a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple)
- 3
masculinepylon (the tower-like structure in suspension bridges)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bewegliches, kegelförmiges Verkehrszeichen zur Absperrung 2. Eingangstor altägyptischer Tempel oder Paläste mit festungsartigen Türmen 3. Pfeiler von Hänge- oder Tragseilbrücken
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 Pylon
- Pylonen genitive
- Pylons genitive
- Pylone plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pylon?
- /pyˈloːn/
- [pyˈloːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pylon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pylon in German?
Pylon appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).