nucleon
/ˈn(j)uːkliɒn/noun
nucleon is spelled N-U-C-L-E-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nucleon means “A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nucleon is nucleons.
How many letters and syllables are in nucleon?
| Letters | 7: N-U-C-L-E-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 nucleon?
Nucleon appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 nucleon?
- /ˈn(j)uːkliɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nucleon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nucleon
- nucleons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nucleon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nucleon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a proton or a neutron:
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 nucleon come from?
From nucleus + -on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).