pavilion

Name: pavilion, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/pəˈvɪljən/

//pəˈvɪljən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“pavilion” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,652
frequency rank, English: 46,516
“P” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An ornate tent.

Key facts for pavilion
Property	Value
Headword	pavilion
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/pəˈvɪljən/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#12,652
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pavilion” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pavilion lands here:

#12,652

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pavilion (IPA /pəˈvɪljən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,652 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pavilion, with forms such as "apvilion", "paivlion", and "paviilon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon. Cognate to French pavillon (“pavi… The correct English form is pavilion, spelled P-A-V-I-L-I-O-N.

Definition

1
An ornate tent.
2
A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
3
A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
4
The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
5
A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
6
The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.
7
The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle.
8
The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
9
A flag, ensign, or banner.
10
A flag, ensign, or banner.
11
An ornate tent, used either as a charge or bearing, or surrounding a shield as or atop the mantling.
12
A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.

Etymology

From Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon. Cognate to French pavillon (“pavilion”) and papillon (“butterfly”), and similar terms in other Romance languages.

Synonyms

auricle pinna

This word in other languages

pabellón(Español)pavillon(Français)Pavillon(Deutsch)pavilhão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

apvilion
paivlion
paviilon
pavilino
pavilionn
pavillion
paviloin
pavliion
pavvilion
ppavilion
pvailion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pavilion - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "pavilion"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pavilion"?

"pavilion" is spelled P-A-V-I-L-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈvɪljən/.

What does "pavilion" mean?

As a noun, "pavilion" means: An ornate tent.

What are common misspellings of "pavilion"?

Common misspellings include "apvilion", "paivlion", "paviilon", "pavilino", "pavilionn". The correct spelling is "pavilion".

How do you pronounce "pavilion"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pavilion" is /pəˈvɪljən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "pavilion"?

From Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon. Cognate to French pavil... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “pavilion”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is P-A-V-I-L-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /pəˈvɪljən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.