Pylon
[pyˈloːn]
The verdict
“Pylon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewegliches, kegelförmiges Verkehrszeichen zur Absperrung
Corpus desk
Index DE-pylon · Pylon · German
Pylon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pylon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pyˈloːn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pylon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pylon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pyˈloːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pylon, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pylon, spelled P-Y-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1bewegliches, kegelförmiges Verkehrszeichen zur Absperrung
- 2Eingangstor altägyptischer Tempel oder Paläste mit festungsartigen Türmen
- 3Pfeiler von Hänge- oder Tragseilbrücken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pylon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit einem Pylon kann man Bereiche, die vorübergehend nicht befahren werden sollen, markieren.
„Der Tempel wächst zuerst auf einer West-Ost-Achse im Wechsel von Höfen […], reliefgeschmückten Festhallen und sechs Pylonen, doppeltürmigen Torbauten mit schrägen Außenmauern; […].“
Synonyms
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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.