fotón

[foˈt̪õn]

/[foˈt̪õn]/ noun

The verdict

“fotón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,937 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,937
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partícula subatómica responsable de las interacciones electromagnéticas como la luz. Tiene masa en reposo cero y no tiene carga eléctrica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-foton · fotón · Spanish

fotón · rank #50,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,937
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH formulas

Nearest frequency peer: formulas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “fotón”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fotón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fotón
PropertyValue
Headwordfotón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foˈt̪õn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fotón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fotóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “formulas” (#50,936), “foz” (#50,938), “formaría” (#50,934). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fotón” va en #50,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fotón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,937 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [foˈt̪õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partícula subatómica responsable de las interacciones electromagnéticas como la luz. Tiene masa en reposo cero y no tiene carga eléctrica.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fotón, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fotón, spelled F-O-T-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partícula subatómica responsable de las interacciones electromagnéticas como la luz. Tiene masa en reposo cero y no tiene carga eléctrica.

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fotón"?
"fotón" is spelled F-O-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈt̪õn].
What does "fotón" mean?
As a noun, "fotón" means: Partícula subatómica responsable de las interacciones electromagnéticas como la luz. Tiene masa en reposo cero y no tiene carga eléctrica.
How do you pronounce "fotón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fotón" is [foˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fotón" come from?
"fotón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list