accelerometer

Name: accelerometer, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/

//ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“accelerometer” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,750. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,750
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An instrument for measuring acceleration.

Corpus desk

Index EN-accelerometer · accelerometer · English

accelerometer · rank #49,750 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #49,750
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH acrimonious

Nearest frequency peer: acrimonious (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

abducting

50,254
abides

50,253
acceleromet…

50,251
acrimonious

50,250
Adelphi

50,249
adorning

50,248

What this shows “accelerometer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for accelerometer
Property	Value
Headword	accelerometer
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#49,750
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “accelerometer”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).accelerometerlands here:

#49,750

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “acrimonious” (#49,751), “abides” (#49,748), “Adelphi” (#49,752). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “accelerometer” is #49,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around accelerometer (IPA /ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,750 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for accelerometer, with forms such as "acceelrometer", "acceleormeter", and "accelermoeter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From accelerate + -o- + -meter. The correct English form is accelerometer, spelled A-C-C-E-L-E-R-O-M-E-T-E-R.

Definition

1
An instrument for measuring acceleration.
2
An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Near-synonym: vibrometer
Working with NR, ScotRail and Porterbrook, Perpetuum has fitted sensors with gyroscopes and accelerometers to trains that are already in passenger service.

Etymology

From accelerate + -o- + -meter.

This word in other languages

acelerómetro(Español)accéléromètre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

acceelrometer
acceleormeter
accelermoeter
acceleroemter
acceleromeetr
accelerometerr
accelerometre
accelerometter
accelerommeter
acceleromteer
accelerrometer
accellerometer
accelreometer
accleerometer
aceclerometer
acelerometer
cacelerometer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of accelerometer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "accelerometer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accelerometer"?

"accelerometer" is spelled A-C-C-E-L-E-R-O-M-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/.

What does "accelerometer" mean?

As a noun, "accelerometer" means: An instrument for measuring acceleration.

What are common misspellings of "accelerometer"?

Common misspellings include "acceelrometer", "acceleormeter", "accelermoeter", "acceleroemter", "acceleromeetr". The correct spelling is "accelerometer".

How do you pronounce "accelerometer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accelerometer" is /ækˌsɛl.əˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "accelerometer"?

From accelerate + -o- + -meter. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "accelerometer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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