radón

[raˈð̞õn]

/[raˈð̞õn]/ noun

The verdict

“radón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,284 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,284
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento químico perteneciente al grupo de los gases nobles. En su forma gaseosa es incoloro, inodoro e insípido (en forma sólida su color es rojizo). En la tabla periódica de los elementos tiene e...

Corpus desk

Index ES-radon · radón · Spanish

radón · rank #91,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,284
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH raquítico

Nearest frequency peer: raquítico (+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 “radón”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for radón
PropertyValue
Headwordradón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[raˈð̞õn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#91,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “radón” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).radóncae 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: “raquítico” (#91,285), “rastreada” (#91,286), “radiant” (#91,281). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “radón” va en #91,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

radón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,284 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [raˈð̞õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento químico perteneciente al grupo de los gases nobles. En su forma gaseosa es incoloro, inodoro e insípido (en forma sólida su color es rojizo). En la tabla periódica de los elementos tiene e...".

radón has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is radón, spelled R-A-D-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento químico perteneciente al grupo de los gases nobles. En su forma gaseosa es incoloro, inodoro e insípido (en forma sólida su color es rojizo). En la tabla periódica de los elementos tiene el número 86 y símbolo Rn.

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 "radón"?
"radón" is spelled R-A-D-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈð̞õn].
What does "radón" mean?
As a noun, "radón" means: Elemento químico perteneciente al grupo de los gases nobles. En su forma gaseosa es incoloro, inodoro e insípido (en forma sólida su color es rojizo). En la tabla periódica de los elementos tiene e...
How do you pronounce "radón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "radón" is [raˈð̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "radón", 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