magnon

noun

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"magnon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“magnon” is uncommon English (frequency #79,725 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,725
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A quantum of a spin wave.

Corpus desk

Index EN-magnon · magnon · English

magnon · rank #79,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,725
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lynnwood

Nearest frequency peer: Lynnwood (-1 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 “magnon”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “magnon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for magnon
PropertyValue
Headwordmagnon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “magnon” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).magnonfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Lynnwood” (#79,724), “makan” (#79,726), “LXX” (#79,722). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “magnon” is #79,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

magnon is uncommon English at frequency #79,725 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A quantum of a spin wave.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for magnon, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From magn(et) + -on. The correct English form is magnon, spelled M-A-G-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A quantum of a spin wave.

Etymology

From magn(et) + -on.

This word in other languages

magnon(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "magnon"?
"magnon" is spelled M-A-G-N-O-N.
What does "magnon" mean?
As a noun, "magnon" means: A quantum of a spin wave.
What is the origin of the word "magnon"?
From magn(et) + -on. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "magnon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lurgan#79,721Marchi#79,732lidded#79,706lector#79,699

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list