ammeter
/ˈæm.mi.tɚ/noun
ammeter is spelled A-M-M-E-T-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ammeter means “A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ammeter is ammeters.
How many letters and syllables are in ammeter?
| Letters | 7: A-M-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ammeter?
Ammeter appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ammeter?
- US /ˈæm.mi.tɚ/
Ammeter has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-ammeter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ammeter
- ammeters plural
- ammetre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ammeter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ammeter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device that measures an electric current:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ampèremètre |
| German | Strommessgerät, Amperemeter, Strommesser |
| Portuguese | amperímetro, amperômetro, amperómetro |
| Spanish | amperímetro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ammeter come from?
From ampere + -meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).