neón
Spanish, noun/neˈon/
neón is spelled N-E-Ó-N (4 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,236th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “neon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El neón es un elemento químico de número atómico 10 y símbolo Ne. Es un gas noble, incoloro, prácticamente…”.
What does neón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneon
- 2
colloquialmasculineneon light, fluorescent lamp
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. El neón es un elemento químico de número atómico 10 y símbolo Ne. Es un gas noble, incoloro, prácticamente inerte, presente en trazas en el aire, pero muy abundante en el universo, que proporciona un tono azulado característico a la luz de las llamas de los fogones en las que se emplea. 2. Tubo que desprende luz de uso doméstico hoy día, y basado en el movimiento de los electrones de dicho gas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of neón
- neones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neón?
- /neˈon/
- [neˈõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neón in Spanish?
neón appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).