# xylophone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈzaɪ.ləˌfəʊn/ · frequency rank #61,918

## Definitions
1. Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

## Etymology
From xylo- (“of wood”) + -phone (“sound”).

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