pavon
noun
pavon is spelled P-A-V-O-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pavon means “A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pavon is pavons.
How many letters and syllables are in pavon?
| Letters | 5: P-A-V-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pavon?
Pavon appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 pavon?
Pavon has 2 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).
Forms of pavon
- pavons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pavon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon.
- 2
Alternative form of pavane.
- 3
The peacock bass
- 4
Any of various birds with ornate plumage, similar to a peacock.
- 5
A tropical butterfly, Doxocopa pavon, noted for the iridescent purple coloration of the male.
- 6
A subtropical plant of genus Peperomia.
- 7
A hydrochloride of opium alkaloid, similar to Pantopon, used as a pain medication.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pavon come from?
From Latin pavo (“peacock”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).