Alphateilchen
German, noun[ˈalfaˌtaɪ̯lçən]
Alphateilchen is spelled A-L-P-H-A-T-E-I-L-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 352,658th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alphateilchen is a German neuter noun meaning “alpha particle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “beim Alphazerfall, einer Art des radioaktiven Zerfalls von Atomkernen, auftretendes Teilchen”.
What does Alphateilchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteralpha particle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. beim Alphazerfall, einer Art des radioaktiven Zerfalls von Atomkernen, auftretendes Teilchen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Alphateilchen
- Alphateilchens genitive
- [1] α, chemisch: :Vorlage:}^(4_2)He^{2+ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Alphateilchen?
- [ˈalfaˌtaɪ̯lçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Alphateilchen in German?
Alphateilchen appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).