négaton
\ne.ɡa.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“négaton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Électron ordinaire, de charge électrique négative.
Corpus desk
Index FR-negaton · négaton · French
négaton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | négaton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ne.ɡa.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
négaton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ne.ɡa.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Électron ordinaire, de charge électrique négative.".
No misspelling variants are generated for négaton in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is négaton, spelled N-É-G-A-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Électron ordinaire, de charge électrique négative.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how négaton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] ce qui suggère une symétrie complète entre l'électron positif ou positon et l'électron négatif ou négaton, qui auraient ainsi mêmes masses avec des charges égales et contraires.
Ces grains d'électricité négative furent baptisés électrons ; nous les appelons aujourd'hui négatons pour les distinguer des électrons positifs, qui ont été découverts depuis.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.