trigon
/ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/
"trigon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“trigon” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A triangle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trigon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trigon” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for trigon is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for trigon, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-sided”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “bend, angle”). Equivalent to tri- + -gon. Doublet of trigone and trigonon. The correct English form is trigon, spelled T-R-I-G-O-N.
Definition
- 1A triangle.
- 2An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
- 3A division consisting of three star signs.
- 4A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
- 5An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. (See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
- 6The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-sided”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “bend, angle”). Equivalent to tri- + -gon. Doublet of trigone and trigonon.
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 “trigon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-R-I-G-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.