electrocute
/ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/
"electrocute" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“electrocute” is uncommon English (frequency #69,817 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,817
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To kill by electric shock.
Corpus desk
Index EN-electrocute · electrocute · English
electrocute · rank #69,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,817
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH elfin
Nearest frequency peer: elfin (+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 “electrocute”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Egmont
Egmont
30,189 corpus weight
- Ekman
Ekman
30,187 corpus weight
- electrocute
electrocute
30,184 corpus weight
- elfin
elfin
30,183 corpus weight
- Elma
Elma
30,179 corpus weight
- Elsinore
Elsinore
30,178 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “electrocute” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | electrocute |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #69,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “electrocute” in English
Rare enough to double-check
electrocute is uncommon English at frequency #69,817 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for electrocute, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of electro- + execute, after electrocution. The correct English form is electrocute, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1To kill by electric shock.
- 2To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
- 3To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how electrocute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.
The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.
Etymology
Blend of electro- + execute, after electrocution.
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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