Meson

[ˈmeːzɔn]

/[ˈmeːzɔn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilchen mittlerer Masse, das aus einem Quark und einem Antiquark aufgebaut ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-meson · Meson · German

Meson · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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 Meson
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeson
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːzɔn]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Meson“ im Deutschen

Mesonliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Meson is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːzɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teilchen mittlerer Masse, das aus einem Quark und einem Antiquark aufgebaut ist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Meson, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Meson, spelled M-E-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilchen mittlerer Masse, das aus einem Quark und einem Antiquark aufgebaut ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ein Meson ist ein instabiles Teilchen.

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 "Meson"?
"Meson" is spelled M-E-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːzɔn].
What does "Meson" mean?
As a noun, "Meson" means: Teilchen mittlerer Masse, das aus einem Quark und einem Antiquark aufgebaut ist
How do you pronounce "Meson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meson" is [ˈmeːzɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meson" come from?
"Meson" is a German 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