electrocautery
noun
electrocautery is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-A-U-T-E-R-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electrocautery means “cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of electrocautery is electrocauteries.
How many letters and syllables are in electrocautery?
| Letters | 14: E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-A-U-T-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 electrocautery?
Electrocautery appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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).
Forms of electrocautery
- electrocauteries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does electrocautery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization
- 2
such an instrument
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does electrocautery come from?
From electro- + cautery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).