α-Strahlung

noun

The verdict

“α-Strahlung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Radiation α, rayonnement α

Corpus desk

Index FR-strahlung · α-Strahlung · French

α-Strahlung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Α" 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.

Key facts for α-Strahlung
PropertyValue
Headwordα-Strahlung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « α-Strahlung » en français

α-Strahlungreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

α-Strahlung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Radiation α, rayonnement α".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for α-Strahlung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is α-Strahlung, spelled Α---S-T-R-A-H-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Radiation α, rayonnement α

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how α-Strahlung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Beim radioaktiven Zerfall von Uran entsteht α-Strahlung.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "α-Strahlung"?
"α-Strahlung" is spelled Α---S-T-R-A-H-L-U-N-G.
What does "α-Strahlung" mean?
As a noun, "α-Strahlung" means: Radiation α, rayonnement α
What language does "α-Strahlung" come from?
"α-Strahlung" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list