# photon vs proton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### photon
*noun · IPA /ˈfəʊtɒn/ · frequency rank #19,167*
The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

### proton
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/ · frequency rank #16,779*
A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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