electrochemistry

noun

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"electrochemistry" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“electrochemistry” is uncommon English (frequency #73,153 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,153
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.

Key facts for electrochemistry
PropertyValue
Headwordelectrochemistry
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Frequency rank#73,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “electrochemistry” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). electrochemistry lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

electrochemistry is uncommon English at frequency #73,153 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.".

No misspelling variants are generated for electrochemistry in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From electro- + chemistry. The correct English form is electrochemistry, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-H-E-M-I-S-T-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.

Etymology

From electro- + chemistry.

This word in other languages

Elektrochemie(Deutsch)eletroquímica(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "electrochemistry"?
"electrochemistry" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-H-E-M-I-S-T-R-Y.
What does "electrochemistry" mean?
As a noun, "electrochemistry" means: The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.
What is the origin of the word "electrochemistry"?
From electro- + chemistry. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “electrochemistry”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-H-E-M-I-S-T-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list