# pylon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpaɪ.lɒn/ · frequency rank #43,325

## Definitions
1. A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
2. A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
3. A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
4. A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
5. A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
6. A starting derrick for an aeroplane.
7. A post, tower, etc. as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
8. An obelisk.
9. A traffic cone.
10. An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
11. An ineffective, useless player.
12. A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυλών (pulṓn, “gateway”).

## Easily confused with
- **Python** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pylon-vs-python)
- **pon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pon-vs-pylon)
- **plan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plan-vs-pylon)
- **plot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plot-vs-pylon)
- **polo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polo-vs-pylon)
- **ploy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ploy-vs-pylon)
- **plow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plow-vs-pylon)
- **plop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pylon)
- **poon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poon-vs-pylon)
- **pilot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilot-vs-pylon)
- **Paton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paton-vs-pylon)
- **Palos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palos-vs-pylon)
- **Peyton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peyton-vs-pylon)
- **Payton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/payton-vs-pylon)

## Common misspellings (8)
`plyon`, `ppylon`, `pyllon`, `pylno`, `pylonn`, `pyoln`, `pyylon`, `yplon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pylon