Pylon
[pyˈloːn]
The verdict
“Pylon” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bewegliches, kegelförmiges Verkehrszeichen zur Absperrung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pylon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pyˈloːn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pylon” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Pylon is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pyˈloːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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.
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Using “Pylon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-Y-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pyˈloːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.