pósitron

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - antipartícula do elétron; apresenta carga +1 e spin 1/2, e sua massa é a mesma do elétron

Corpus desk

Index PT-positron · pósitron · Portuguese

pósitron · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 pósitron
PropertyValue
Headwordpósitron
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pósitron” em português

pósitronfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pósitron is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "antipartícula do elétron; apresenta carga +1 e spin 1/2, e sua massa é a mesma do elétron".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pósitron, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Portuguese form is pósitron, spelled P-Ó-S-I-T-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    antipartícula do elétron; apresenta carga +1 e spin 1/2, e sua massa é a mesma do elétron

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Um moderno aparelho, o PET (tomografia por emissão de pósitron), consegue “filmar” o caminho do flúor pelo corpo.

This word in other languages

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 "pósitron"?
"pósitron" is spelled P-Ó-S-I-T-R-O-N.
What does "pósitron" mean?
As a noun, "pósitron" means: antipartícula do elétron; apresenta carga +1 e spin 1/2, e sua massa é a mesma do elétron
What language does "pósitron" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list