luxon
/ˈlʌk.sɑn/noun
luxon is spelled L-U-X-O-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, luxon means “Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero mass: typically a photon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of luxon is luxons.
How many letters and syllables are in luxon?
| Letters | 5: L-U-X-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 luxon?
Luxon appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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).
How do you pronounce luxon?
- UK /ˈlʌk.sɒn/
- US /ˈlʌk.sɑn/
Luxon has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of luxon
- luxons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luxon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero mass: typically a photon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does luxon come from?
From Latin lux (“light”) + -on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).