xénon
/ˈʃɛ.nɔn/
The verdict
“xénon” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de número atómico 54 e símbolo Xe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | xénon |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃɛ.nɔn/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “xénon” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
xénon is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃɛ.nɔn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de número atómico 54 e símbolo Xe".
xénon has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is xénon, spelled X-É-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1elemento químico de número atómico 54 e símbolo Xe
Synonyms
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.
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Using “xénon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is X-É-N-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʃɛ.nɔn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.