Solon

[ˈzoːlɔn]

/[ˈzoːlɔn]/ name

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The verdict

“Solon” is uncommon German (frequency #78,554 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,554
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsmann und Philosoph der Antike

Corpus desk

Index DE-solon · Solon · German

Solon · rank #78,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,554
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH somewhere

Nearest frequency peer: somewhere (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Solon“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Solon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Solon
PropertyValue
HeadwordSolon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzoːlɔn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Solon“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Solonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „somewhere“ (#78,555), „skrupelloser“ (#78,552), „Sonderkündigungsrecht“ (#78,556). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Solon“ bei #78,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Solon is uncommon German at frequency #78,554 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzoːlɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staatsmann und Philosoph der Antike".

No misspelling variants are generated for Solon in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Solon, spelled S-O-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsmann und Philosoph der Antike

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wenn wir die von den Gelehrten seit Solon überlieferten antiken Kodizes miteinander vergleichen, sehen wir nahezu identische Schilderungen vom Ende der Zeiten.“

This word in other languages

Solon(English)Solón(Español)

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 "Solon"?
"Solon" is spelled S-O-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzoːlɔn].
What does "Solon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Solon" means: Staatsmann und Philosoph der Antike
How do you pronounce "Solon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Solon" is [ˈzoːlɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Solon" come from?
"Solon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

siebe#78,548spina#78,566seger#78,535suits#78,609

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list