neón

/[neˈõn]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,461

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

neón is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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 ... Pronounced [neˈõn]. Often confused with no and NN.

Key facts for neón
PropertyValue
Headwordneón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[neˈõn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,461
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of neón in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for neón is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [neˈõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,461 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for neón, with forms such as "enón", "nenó", and "neónn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "no", "NN", "new", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is neón, spelled N-E-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 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. 2
    Tubo que desprende luz de uso doméstico hoy día, y basado en el movimiento de los electrones de dicho gas.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enón,nenó,neónn,nneón,nóen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for neón

Misspelling Variants of "neón"

enón4nenó4neónn5nneón5nóen4
Misspelling Variants of "neón"

Frequency rank: #31,461 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neón"?
"neón" is spelled N-E-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [neˈõn].
What does "neón" mean?
As a noun, "neón" means: 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 ...
What words are commonly confused with "neón"?
"neón" is commonly confused with "no", "NN", "new". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neón" is [neˈõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neón" come from?
"neón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.