xénon

/\ɡze.nɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,870

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

xénon is aFrenchnoun. It means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 54 et de symbole Xe qui fait partie des gaz nobles. Pronounced \ɡze.nɔ̃\.

Key facts for xénon
PropertyValue
Headwordxénon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡze.nɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,870
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of xénon in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for xénon is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡze.nɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #48,870 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for xénon, with forms such as "xenon", "xnéon", and "xxénon". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is xénon, spelled X-É-N-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de numéro atomique 54 et de symbole Xe qui fait partie des gaz nobles.
  2. 2
    Gaz monoatomique de cet élément (Xe) incolore, inodore et peu réactif.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: xenon,xnéon,xxénon,xénno,xénnon,xénonn,xéonn,éxnon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for xénon

Misspelling Variants of "xénon"

xenon5xnéon5xxénon6xénno5xénnon6xénonn6xéonn5éxnon5
Misspelling Variants of "xénon"

Frequency rank: #48,870 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "xénon"?
"xénon" is spelled X-É-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡze.nɔ̃\.
What does "xénon" mean?
As a noun, "xénon" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 54 et de symbole Xe qui fait partie des gaz nobles.
What are common misspellings of "xénon"?
Common misspellings include "xenon", "xnéon", "xxénon", "xénno", "xénnon". The correct spelling is "xénon".
How do you pronounce "xénon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "xénon" is \ɡze.nɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "xénon" come from?
"xénon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.