# hadron

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhæd.ɹɒn/ · frequency rank #42,685

## Definitions
1. A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “thick”) + -on. Coined by Russian physicist Lev Okun in 1962 in a plenary talk at the International Conference on High Energy Physics.

## Easily confused with
- **Huron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-huron)
- **heron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-heron)
- **Hudson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-hudson)
- **Hanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-hanson)
- **Harmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-harmon)
- **harrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-harrow)
- **Hebron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-hebron)
- **Hatton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-hatton)
- **Hanlon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-hanlon)
- **Hadrian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadrian-vs-hadron)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahdron`, `haddron`, `hadorn`, `hadrno`, `hadronn`, `hadrron`, `hardon`, `hdaron`, `hhadron`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hadron