Orlon
noun
Orlon is spelled O-R-L-O-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Orlon means “a synthetic fibre used in yarn and knitwear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Orlon?
| Letters | 5: O-R-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Orlon?
Orlon appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 does Orlon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a synthetic fibre used in yarn and knitwear
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orlon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense synthetic fibre:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orlon |
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 Orlon come from?
From orl- (perhaps after Orleans) + -on (compare nylon, rayon, developed by the same company).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).