# Avalon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈav.əˌlɒn/ · frequency rank #22,578

## Definitions
1. An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
2. A city in Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America.
3. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

## Etymology
From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβaln (“apple tree”), from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Welsh Afallon /Afallach.

## Easily confused with
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avalon-vs-avon)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-avalon)
- **Aaron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-avalon)
- **Amazon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amazon-vs-avalon)
- **analog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/analog-vs-avalon)
- **Aragon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aragon-vs-avalon)
- **abalone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abalone-vs-avalon)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aavlon`, `avallon`, `avalno`, `avalonn`, `avaoln`, `avlaon`, `avvalon`, `vaalon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/avalon