lepton
/ˈlɛptɒn/
"lepton" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lepton” is uncommon English (frequency #97,236 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,236
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).
Corpus desk
Index EN-lepton · lepton · English
lepton · rank #97,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,236
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH leaseback
Nearest frequency peer: leaseback (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “lepton”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- LBA
LBA
2,770 corpus weight
- LCT
LCT
2,769 corpus weight
- leachate
leachate
2,768 corpus weight
- leaseback
leaseback
2,767 corpus weight
- lepton
lepton
2,765 corpus weight
- libidinous
libidinous
2,762 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lepton” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lepton |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɛptɒn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #97,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lepton” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lepton is uncommon English at frequency #97,236 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɛptɒn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for lepton in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón), neuter form of λεπτός (leptós, “small”). The correct English form is lepton, spelled L-E-P-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).
- 2A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century BCE, considered by some to be the widow's mite.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón), neuter form of λεπτός (leptós, “small”).
Synonyms
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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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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