telamon
/ˈtɛləməʊn/noun
telamon is spelled T-E-L-A-M-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, telamon means “A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of telamon is telamons or telamones.
How many letters and syllables are in telamon?
| Letters | 7: T-E-L-A-M-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is telamon?
Telamon appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 telamon?
- /ˈtɛləməʊn/
- /ˈtɛləmən/
Telamon has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with telamon?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as telamon.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: omental.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of telamon
- telamons plural
- telamones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does telamon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Telamon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense male figure as pillar:
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 telamon come from?
From Latin telamon, from Ancient Greek τελαμών (telamṓn, “pillar shaped as a male figure, strap used for carrying”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).