protón

[pɾoˈt̪õn]

/[pɾoˈt̪õn]/ noun

The verdict

“protón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,080 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,080
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partícula subatómica con carga eléctrica positiva, uno de los componentes principales del núcleo atómico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-proton · protón · Spanish

protón · rank #61,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,080
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH protegieron

Nearest frequency peer: protegieron (-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 “protón”

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 “protón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for protón
PropertyValue
Headwordprotón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾoˈt̪õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “protón” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).protóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “protegieron” (#61,079), “proporcionamos” (#61,078), “psicopatología” (#61,082). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “protón” va en #61,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

protón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,080 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾoˈt̪õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partícula subatómica con carga eléctrica positiva, uno de los componentes principales del núcleo atómico.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for protón, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is protón, spelled P-R-O-T-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partícula subatómica con carga eléctrica positiva, uno de los componentes principales del núcleo atómico.

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 "protón"?
"protón" is spelled P-R-O-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈt̪õn].
What does "protón" mean?
As a noun, "protón" means: Partícula subatómica con carga eléctrica positiva, uno de los componentes principales del núcleo atómico.
How do you pronounce "protón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "protón" is [pɾoˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "protón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list