xenón

[seˈnõn]

/[seˈnõn]/ noun

The verdict

“xenón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,543 among 29 “X” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,543
frequency rank, Spanish
29
“X” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Es un elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Xe y su número atómico el 54. Gas noble inodoro, muy pesado, incoloro, el xenón está presente en la atmósfera terrestre sólo en trazas y...

Corpus desk

Index ES-xenon · xenón · Spanish

xenón · rank #82,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,543
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 29
  • PHOTO-FINISH yernos

Nearest frequency peer: yernos (+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 “xenón”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for xenón
PropertyValue
Headwordxenón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈnõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “xenón” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).xenóncae 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: “yernos” (#82,544), “yup” (#82,546), “Wladimir” (#82,539). Entre 29 lemas con “X”, “xenón” va en #82,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

xenón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,543 among 29 “X” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seˈnõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Es un elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Xe y su número atómico el 54. Gas noble inodoro, muy pesado, incoloro, el xenón está presente en la atmósfera terrestre sólo en trazas y...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for xenón in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is xenón, spelled X-E-N-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Es un elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Xe y su número atómico el 54. Gas noble inodoro, muy pesado, incoloro, el xenón está presente en la atmósfera terrestre sólo en trazas y fue parte del primer compuesto de gas noble sintetizado.

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 "xenón"?
"xenón" is spelled X-E-N-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈnõn].
What does "xenón" mean?
As a noun, "xenón" means: Es un elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Xe y su número atómico el 54. Gas noble inodoro, muy pesado, incoloro, el xenón está presente en la atmósfera terrestre sólo en trazas y...
How do you pronounce "xenón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "xenón" is [seˈnõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "xenón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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