dielectric
/ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/noun, adjective
dielectric is spelled D-I-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dielectric means “An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dielectric is dielectrics.
How many letters and syllables are in dielectric?
| Letters | 10: D-I-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dielectric?
Dielectric appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 dielectric?
- US /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/
- US /ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛk.tɹɪk/
Dielectric has 4 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: En-us-dielectric.ogg, En-au-dielectric.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dielectric?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dielectric from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktɹɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dielectric
- dielectrics plural
- more dielectric comparative
- most dielectric superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dielectric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
adjective
- 1
insulating
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dielectric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Dielektrikum , dielektrisch |
| Portuguese | dielétrico |
| Spanish | dieléctrico |
| French | diélectrique |
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 dielectric come from?
From dia- (“through”) + electric. Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).