anemometer
/ænɪˈmɒmətə/
"anemometer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anemometer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anemometer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ænɪˈmɒmətə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anemometer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anemometer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ænɪˈmɒmətə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anemometer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From anemo- + -meter. The correct English form is anemometer, spelled A-N-E-M-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
Etymology
From anemo- + -meter.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “anemometer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-E-M-O-M-E-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.