merlon

\mɛʁ.lɔ̃\

/\mɛʁ.lɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“merlon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie pleine du parapet qui est entre deux embrasures, entre deux créneaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-merlon · merlon · French

merlon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for merlon
PropertyValue
Headwordmerlon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛʁ.lɔ̃\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « merlon » en français

merlonsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

merlon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁ.lɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

merlon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is merlon, spelled M-E-R-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie pleine du parapet qui est entre deux embrasures, entre deux créneaux.
  2. 2
    Talus dressé sur une surface pour faire une séparation entre deux parties de l’espace.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how merlon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […], les meurtrières pratiquées dans les merlons de pierre restaient démasquées dans leur partie inférieure et permettaient aux arbalétriers postés au dedans du parapet sur ce chemin de ronde de lancer des traits sur les assaillants.
  2. Le merlon est une levée de terre continue, dépassant de un mètre au moins le niveau du faite du bâtiment de dépôt, et conservant à toute époque une largeur minimum de un mètre au sommet.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "merlon"?
"merlon" is spelled M-E-R-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛʁ.lɔ̃\.
What does "merlon" mean?
As a noun, "merlon" means: Partie pleine du parapet qui est entre deux embrasures, entre deux créneaux.
How do you pronounce "merlon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merlon" is \mɛʁ.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merlon" come from?
"merlon" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list