# triton

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #31,011

## Definitions
1. the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

## Etymology
From trito- + -on. From tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”).

## Easily confused with
- **tuition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/triton-vs-tuition)
- **trio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trio-vs-triton)
- **tito** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tito-vs-triton)
- **titan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/titan-vs-triton)
- **trite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trite-vs-triton)
- **Timon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timon-vs-triton)
- **Teton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-triton)
- **tripod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tripod-vs-triton)
- **traitor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/traitor-vs-triton)
- **Tristan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tristan-vs-triton)
- **Trenton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trenton-vs-triton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rtiton`, `tirton`, `triotn`, `tritno`, `tritonn`, `tritton`, `trriton`, `trtion`, `ttriton`

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