telamon
/ˈtɛləməʊn/
"telamon" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“telamon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | telamon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɛləməʊn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “telamon” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
telamon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɛləməʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for telamon in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin telamon, from Ancient Greek τελαμών (telamṓn, “pillar shaped as a male figure, strap used for carrying”). The correct English form is telamon, spelled T-E-L-A-M-O-N.
Definition
- 1A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.
Etymology
From Latin telamon, from Ancient Greek τελαμών (telamṓn, “pillar shaped as a male figure, strap used for carrying”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “telamon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-E-L-A-M-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɛləməʊn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.