phylon
/ˈfaɪlɒn/obsolete
phylon is spelled P-H-Y-L-O-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phylon means “All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phylon is phyla.
How many letters and syllables are in phylon?
| Letters | 6: P-H-Y-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 phylon?
Phylon appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 phylon?
- /ˈfaɪlɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phylon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteAll of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:phylon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phylon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense all the descendant organisms of a given ancestor – see also clade:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Phylon |
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 phylon come from?
From Late Latin phȳlon (a synonym of tribus, whence the English tribe), from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), whence the English phylum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).