krypton

Name: krypton, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\kʁip.tɔ̃\

/\kʁip.tɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“krypton” is an uncommon French word, ranked #60,906 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,906
frequency rank, French: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 36 et de symbole Kr qui fait partie de la série des gaz nobles.

Key facts for krypton
Property	Value
Headword	krypton
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\kʁip.tɔ̃\
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#60,906
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “krypton” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). krypton lands here:

#60,906

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for krypton is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁip.tɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #60,906 in overall French 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.

No generated misspelling entries exist for krypton in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is krypton, spelled K-R-Y-P-T-O-N.

Definition

1
Élément chimique de numéro atomique 36 et de symbole Kr qui fait partie de la série des gaz nobles.
2
Gaz monoatomique de cet élément (Kr) incolore, inodore et chimiquement inerte.

This word in other languages

krypton(English)criptón(Español)Krypton(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "krypton"?

"krypton" is spelled K-R-Y-P-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁip.tɔ̃\.

What does "krypton" mean?

As a noun, "krypton" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 36 et de symbole Kr qui fait partie de la série des gaz nobles.

How do you pronounce "krypton"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krypton" is \kʁip.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "krypton" come from?

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Using “krypton”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is K-R-Y-P-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \kʁip.tɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.