niton
\ni.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“niton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien nom du radon (radon 222 isotope stable).
Corpus desk
Index FR-niton · niton · French
niton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | niton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ni.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « niton » en français
Rare enough to double-check
niton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ni.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien nom du radon (radon 222 isotope stable).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for niton, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is niton, spelled N-I-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ancien nom du radon (radon 222 isotope stable).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how niton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le symbole chimique du niton était Nt.
… et [Ramsay] a construit dans ce but avec Whytlaw-Gray, une balance sensible à quelques millionièmes de milligrammes, a considéré le niton comme l'un des éléments prévus par la loi périodique dans la famille de l'argon, sur la branche qu'on peut nommer radioactive au voisinage du radium, du thorium et de l'uranium.
Synonyms
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.