andon
noun
andon is spelled A-N-D-O-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, andon means “A Japanese paper lantern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of andon is andons.
How many letters and syllables are in andon?
| Letters | 5: A-N-D-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is andon?
Andon appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with andon?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as andon.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: donna.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of andon
- andons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does andon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Japanese paper lantern.
- 2
A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
- 3
A light used to indicate a problem in the andon manufacturing system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does andon come from?
(manufacturing): Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Introduced by Toyota.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).