pósitron
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pósitron |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pósitron” em português
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
- 1antipartícula do elétron; apresenta carga +1 e spin 1/2, e sua massa é a mesma do elétron
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pósitron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.