Photon
German, noun/ˈfoːtɔn/
Photon is spelled P-H-O-T-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Photon is a German neuter noun meaning “photon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Quant des Lichts; masseloses Teilchen, das die elektromagnetische Wechselwirkung vermittelt”.
What does Photon mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterphoton
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Quant des Lichts; masseloses Teilchen, das die elektromagnetische Wechselwirkung vermittelt
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 Photon
- Photons genitive
- Photonen plural
- Foton alternative rare
- ɣ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Photon?
- /ˈfoːtɔn/
- [ˈfoːtɔn]
- [ˌfoˈtoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Photon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Photon in German?
Photon appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).