electroencephalogram
/əˌlɛktɹoʊ.ɛnˈsɛfloʊˌɡɹæm/noun
electroencephalogram is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-O-G-R-A-M: 20 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electroencephalogram means “A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of electroencephalogram is electroencephalograms.
How many letters and syllables are in electroencephalogram?
| Letters | 20: E-L-E-C-T-R-O-E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-O-G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 electroencephalogram?
Electroencephalogram appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 electroencephalogram?
- Canada /əˌlɛktɹoʊ.ənˈsɛfələˌɡɹæm/
- US /əˌlɛktɹoʊ.ɛnˈsɛfloʊˌɡɹæm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-electroencephalogram.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of electroencephalogram
- electroencephalograms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does electroencephalogram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate electroencephalogram?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of electroencephalogram: EEG.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Electroencephalogram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | électroencéphalogramme |
| Spanish | electroencefalograma |
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 electroencephalogram come from?
From electro- + encephalogram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).