electrocardiogram
/əˌlɛktɹəˈkɑɹdi.əˌɡɹæm/
"electrocardiogram" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“electrocardiogram” is uncommon English (frequency #75,834 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,834
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.
Corpus desk
Index EN-electrocardiogram · electrocardiogram · English
electrocardiogram · rank #75,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,834
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Elche
Nearest frequency peer: Elche (-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 “electrocardiogram”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Earthling
Earthling
24,173 corpus weight
- Ede
Ede
24,172 corpus weight
- Elche
Elche
24,168 corpus weight
- electrocard…
electrocardiogram
24,167 corpus weight
- Elwell
Elwell
24,165 corpus weight
- embarcadero
embarcadero
24,162 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “electrocardiogram” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | electrocardiogram |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˌlɛktɹəˈkɑɹdi.əˌɡɹæm/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #75,834 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “electrocardiogram” in English
Rare enough to double-check
electrocardiogram is uncommon English at frequency #75,834 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˌlɛktɹəˈkɑɹdi.əˌɡɹæm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for electrocardiogram in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From electro- + cardio- + -gram, Modelled on German Electrocardiogramm(modern German Elektrokardiogramm) The correct English form is electrocardiogram, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-A-R-D-I-O-G-R-A-M.
Definition
- 1The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.
Etymology
From electro- + cardio- + -gram, Modelled on German Electrocardiogramm(modern German Elektrokardiogramm)
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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