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Xylofon

German, noun/ˌksyloˈfoːn/

Xylofon is spelled X-Y-L-O-F-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written German, the 495,385th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xylofon is a German neuter noun meaning “xylophone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schlaginstrument mit auf einem Klangrahmen befestigten Holzstäben”.

What does Xylofon mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterxylophone

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Schlaginstrument mit auf einem Klangrahmen befestigten Holzstäben

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 Xylofon

  • Xylofons genitive
  • Xylofone plural
  • Xylofonen dative definite plural
  • Xylophon alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Xylofon?

  • /ˌksyloˈfoːn/
  • [ksyloˈfoːn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Xylofon in German?

Xylofon appears about once in every 65 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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