Photon

[ˈfoːtɔn]

/[ˈfoːtɔn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Photon” is uncommon German (frequency #78,399 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,399
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quant des Lichts; masseloses Teilchen, das die elektromagnetische Wechselwirkung vermittelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-photon · Photon · German

Photon · rank #78,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,399
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philister

Nearest frequency peer: Philister (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Photon“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Photon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Photon
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhoton
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːtɔn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Photon“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Photonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Philister“ (#78,398), „Pickelhaube“ (#78,400), „Pharmakonzerne“ (#78,397). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Photon“ bei #78,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Photon is uncommon German at frequency #78,399 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːtɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quant des Lichts; masseloses Teilchen, das die elektromagnetische Wechselwirkung vermittelt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Photon in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Photon, spelled P-H-O-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quant des Lichts; masseloses Teilchen, das die elektromagnetische Wechselwirkung vermittelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Photonen können nur als Ganzes erzeugt oder vernichtet werden.
  2. Photonen sind insofern ganz, als dass ihre Erzeugung immer eine Wirkungsänderung von h verlangt.

Synonyms

LichtquantLichtteilchenGamma-Teilchenelektromagnetische Welle

This word in other languages

photon(English)fotón(Español)photon(Français)fotão(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Photon"?
"Photon" is spelled P-H-O-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːtɔn].
What does "Photon" mean?
As a noun, "Photon" means: Quant des Lichts; masseloses Teilchen, das die elektromagnetische Wechselwirkung vermittelt
How do you pronounce "Photon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Photon" is [ˈfoːtɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Photon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Photon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Patric#78,387Prätor#78,424quatre#78,433rattle#78,442

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list