Xylophon

[ksyloˈfoːn]

/[ksyloˈfoːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Xylophon” is uncommon German (frequency #92,488 among 21 “X” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,488
frequency rank, German
21
“X” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlaginstrument mit auf einem Klangrahmen befestigten Holzstäben

Corpus desk

Index DE-xylophon · Xylophon · German

Xylophon · rank #92,488 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,488
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 21
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wärmequelle

Nearest frequency peer: Wärmequelle (-2 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 „Xylophon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Xylophon
PropertyValue
HeadwordXylophon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ksyloˈfoːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,488
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Xylophon“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Xylophonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wärmequelle“ (#92,486), „yara“ (#92,490), „Wählers“ (#92,485). Unter 21 „X“-Lemmata liegt „Xylophon“ bei #92,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Xylophon is uncommon German at frequency #92,488 among 21 “X” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ksyloˈfoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlaginstrument mit auf einem Klangrahmen befestigten Holzstäben".

Xylophon has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Xylophon, spelled X-Y-L-O-P-H-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schlaginstrument mit auf einem Klangrahmen befestigten Holzstäben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In Orffs „Carmina Burana“ spielt das Xylophon eine wichtige Rolle.

Synonyms

StrohfiedelXylorganon

Antonyms

GlockenspielMetallophon

This word in other languages

xylophone(English)xilófono(Español)xylophone(Français)

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 "Xylophon"?
"Xylophon" is spelled X-Y-L-O-P-H-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ksyloˈfoːn].
What does "Xylophon" mean?
As a noun, "Xylophon" means: Schlaginstrument mit auf einem Klangrahmen befestigten Holzstäben
How do you pronounce "Xylophon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Xylophon" is [ksyloˈfoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Xylophon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wohnwand#92,481zuwerfen#92,517wehrhaft#92,457Abstands#92,537

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list