Tigon

[ˈtiːɡɔn]

/[ˈtiːɡɔn]/ noun

The verdict

“Tigon” 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) - aus der Kreuzung eines männlichen Tigers mit einer Löwin entstandener Hybride

Corpus desk

Index DE-tigon · Tigon · German

Tigon · 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 "T" 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.

Key facts for Tigon
PropertyValue
HeadwordTigon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːɡɔn]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tigon“ im Deutschen

Tigonliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tigon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːɡɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus der Kreuzung eines männlichen Tigers mit einer Löwin entstandener Hybride".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tigon, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tigon, spelled T-I-G-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der Kreuzung eines männlichen Tigers mit einer Löwin entstandener Hybride

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ein Tigon ist sehr viel kleiner als seine Elterntiere.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tigon"?
"Tigon" is spelled T-I-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːɡɔn].
What does "Tigon" mean?
As a noun, "Tigon" means: aus der Kreuzung eines männlichen Tigers mit einer Löwin entstandener Hybride
How do you pronounce "Tigon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tigon" is [ˈtiːɡɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tigon" come from?
"Tigon" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list