electrocardiograph
noun
electrocardiograph is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-A-R-D-I-O-G-R-A-P-H: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electrocardiograph means “A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of electrocardiograph is electrocardiographs.
How many letters and syllables are in electrocardiograph?
| Letters | 18: E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-A-R-D-I-O-G-R-A-P-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 electrocardiograph?
Electrocardiograph appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 electrocardiograph?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-electrocardiograph.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of electrocardiograph
- electrocardiographs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does electrocardiograph mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Electrocardiograph in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | électrocardiographe |
| German | Elektrokardiograph |
| Portuguese | electrocardiógrafo |
| Spanish | electrocardiógrafo |
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 electrocardiograph come from?
From electro- + cardio- + -graph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).