próton
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾɔ.tõ/
próton is spelled P-R-Ó-T-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,014th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Próton is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “proton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “partícula sub-atômica de carga positiva que faz parte do núcleo de todos os átomos; a carga do próton é de…”.
What does próton mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineproton
- 2
masculineion of hydrogen
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. partícula sub-atômica de carga positiva que faz parte do núcleo de todos os átomos; a carga do próton é de 1,609x10⁻¹⁹ C (coulombs), igual à carga do elétron, porém, sua massa é 1.840 vezes maior; o número de prótons (número atômico) no núcleo de um átomo caracteriza os elementos químicos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of próton
- prótons plural
- prótones plural
- protão alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce próton?
- Brazil /ˈpɾɔ.tõ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to próton
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is próton in Portuguese?
próton appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).