Nukleon

[ˈnuːkleɔn]

/[ˈnuːkleɔn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sammelbezeichnung für subatomare Teilchen des Atomkerns, also Protonen und Neutronen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nukleon · Nukleon · German

Nukleon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 Nukleon
PropertyValue
HeadwordNukleon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnuːkleɔn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nukleon” sits in German frequency

Nukleon falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Nukleon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnuːkleɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sammelbezeichnung für subatomare Teilchen des Atomkerns, also Protonen und Neutronen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Nukleon in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Nukleon, spelled N-U-K-L-E-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sammelbezeichnung für subatomare Teilchen des Atomkerns, also Protonen und Neutronen

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nukleon"?
"Nukleon" is spelled N-U-K-L-E-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnuːkleɔn].
What does "Nukleon" mean?
As a noun, "Nukleon" means: Sammelbezeichnung für subatomare Teilchen des Atomkerns, also Protonen und Neutronen
How do you pronounce "Nukleon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nukleon" is [ˈnuːkleɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nukleon" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list