bathymetry
/bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/noun
bathymetry is spelled B-A-T-H-Y-M-E-T-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bathymetry means “The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bathymetry is bathymetries.
How many letters and syllables are in bathymetry?
| Letters | 10: B-A-T-H-Y-M-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 bathymetry?
Bathymetry appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 bathymetry?
- /bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bathymetry.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bathymetry
- bathymetries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bathymetry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bathymetry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the measurement of the depths of the seas:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bathymétrie |
| German | Bathymetrie |
| Portuguese | batimetria, batometria |
| Spanish | batimetría |
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 bathymetry come from?
From bathy- + -metry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).