# Teflon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɛflɒn/ · frequency rank #36,778

## Definitions
1. A brand name of polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) products, latterly applied to other fluoropolymer products.

## Etymology
Trade name, 1940s. From the first letters of tetra- (“four”) + fluoro- (“fluorine”) + -on modeled after nylon etc. From the fluorine count of polytetrafluoroethylene.

## Easily confused with
- **Teton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teflon-vs-teton)
- **tendon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teflon-vs-tendon)
- **tellin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teflon-vs-tellin)
- **Toulon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teflon-vs-toulon)
- **talon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talon-vs-teflon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`etflon`, `tefflon`, `tefllon`, `teflno`, `teflonn`, `tefoln`, `telfon`, `tfelon`, `tteflon`

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