medallion
/məˈdæljən/noun, verb
medallion is spelled M-E-D-A-L-L-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, medallion means “A large medal, usually decorative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of medallion is medallions.
How many letters and syllables are in medallion?
| Letters | 9: M-E-D-A-L-L-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 medallion?
Medallion appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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).
How do you pronounce medallion?
- US /məˈdæljən/
Medallion has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-medallion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with medallion?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as medallion from its last stressed vowel (/æljən/):
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 medallion
- medallions plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- medallioning participle, present
- medallioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does medallion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large medal, usually decorative.
- 2
A cut of meat resembling a large medal.
pork medallion
- 3
A usually round or oval frame (often made of stucco) containing a decoration.
- 4
A circular certificate used in some places to register a vehicle, especially a taxicab.
- 5
A yellowish brown.
verb
- 1
To mark with, or as with, a medallion or medallions.
a sunset that medallioned the eastern sky
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Medallion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense large decorative medal:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does medallion come from?
Borrowed from French médaillon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).