# saxophone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsæksəfoʊn/ · frequency rank #23,983

## Definitions
1. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
2. Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax + -o- + -phone.

## Common misspellings (13)
`asxophone`, `saoxphone`, `saxohpone`, `saxophhone`, `saxophnoe`, `saxophoen`, `saxophonne`, `saxopohne`, `saxopphone`, `saxpohone`, `saxxophone`, `ssaxophone`, `sxaophone`

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