dynamometer
/ˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə(ɹ)/
"dynamometer" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dynamometer” is uncommon English (frequency #98,050 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,050
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dynamometer · dynamometer · English
dynamometer · rank #98,050 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,050
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH easiness
Nearest frequency peer: easiness (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “dynamometer”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Dupin
Dupin
1,953 corpus weight
- dynamometer
dynamometer
1,951 corpus weight
- easiness
easiness
1,950 corpus weight
- EBF
EBF
1,948 corpus weight
- Ebonics
Ebonics
1,947 corpus weight
- ectoderm
ectoderm
1,946 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dynamometer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dynamometer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #98,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dynamometer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dynamometer is uncommon English at frequency #98,050 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.".
dynamometer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dynamo- + -meter. The correct English form is dynamometer, spelled D-Y-N-A-M-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.
Etymology
From dynamo- + -meter.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).