papillon
pa·pil·lon/ˈpæpɪjɒ̃/noun
papillon is spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (pa·pil·lon). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, papillon means “A small dog of a certain toy spaniel breed having large upright ears with a shape that resembles butterfly wings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of papillon is papillons.
How many letters and syllables are in papillon?
| Letters | 8: P-A-P-I-L-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pa·pil·lon |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 papillon?
Papillon appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 papillon?
- /ˈpæpɪjɒ̃/
- /ˌpæpiˈɒn/
- /ˈpæpɪlɒn/
Papillon has 3 syllables, split pa·pil·lon in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-papillon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of papillon
- papillons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does papillon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small dog of a certain toy spaniel breed having large upright ears with a shape that resembles butterfly wings.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of papillon.
- 2
A surname
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does papillon come from?
From French papillon (“butterfly”), from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”). Doublet of papilio and pavilion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).