audion
noun
audion is spelled A-U-D-I-O-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, audion means “An early electronic amplifying tube consisting of a partially evacuated glass tube with three electrodes, a heated filament, a grid, and a plate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of audion is audions.
How many letters and syllables are in audion?
| Letters | 6: A-U-D-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is audion?
Audion appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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).
Forms of audion
- audions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does audion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An early electronic amplifying tube consisting of a partially evacuated glass tube with three electrodes, a heated filament, a grid, and a plate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does audion come from?
Neologism based on Latin audio (“to hear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).