deuteron
noun
deuteron is spelled D-E-U-T-E-R-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deuteron means “the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deuteron is deuterons.
How many letters and syllables are in deuteron?
| Letters | 8: D-E-U-T-E-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deuteron?
Deuteron appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of deuteron
- deuterons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deuteron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deuteron in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense deuterium nucleus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | deutéron |
| Portuguese | deutão, dêuton, deuterão, dêuteron, deuterião |
| Spanish | deutón, deuterón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deuteron come from?
From deutero- + -on. From deuterium, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).