Lepton
[ˈlɛptɔn]
The verdict
“Lepton” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fermion (Elementarteilchen), das der schwachen Wechselwirkung unterliegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-lepton · Lepton · German
Lepton · 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 "L" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lepton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛptɔn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lepton“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lepton is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛptɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fermion (Elementarteilchen), das der schwachen Wechselwirkung unterliegt".
Lepton has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Lepton, spelled L-E-P-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Fermion (Elementarteilchen), das der schwachen Wechselwirkung unterliegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lepton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unter den Leptonen ist das Tauon das schwerste.
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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.