tetragon
/ˈtɛ.tɹə.ɡɒn/
"tetragon" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tetragon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quadrilateral.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tetragon · tetragon · English
tetragon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tetragon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɛ.tɹə.ɡɒn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tetragon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tetragon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɛ.tɹə.ɡɒn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tetragon in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tetra- + -gon. The correct English form is tetragon, spelled T-E-T-R-A-G-O-N.
Definition
- 1Quadrilateral.
- 2An aspect of two planets with regard to the Earth when they are distant from each other ninety degrees, or a quarter-circle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tetragon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the horoscope of Christ's nativity.[…]Whether a trigon or no, this tetragon I am sure there was.
Etymology
From tetra- + -gon.
Synonyms
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.