electromagnet

noun

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"electromagnet" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“electromagnet” is uncommon English (frequency #72,271 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,271
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-electromagnet · electromagnet · English

electromagnet · rank #72,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,271
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elster

Nearest frequency peer: Elster (+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 “electromagnet”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “electromagnet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for electromagnet
PropertyValue
Headwordelectromagnet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#72,271
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “electromagnet” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Elster” (#72,272), “eisteddfod” (#72,269), “emancipate” (#72,273). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “electromagnet” is #72,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

electromagnet is uncommon English at frequency #72,271 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for electromagnet, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From electro- + magnet. The correct English form is electromagnet, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-M-A-G-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how electromagnet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hold the electromagnet near something made of iron and push the switch (S2). […] Large electromagnets are used to move things around at factories and junkyards.

Etymology

From electro- + magnet.

This word in other languages

electroimán(Español)électro-aimant(Français)Elektromagnet(Deutsch)

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 "electromagnet"?
"electromagnet" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-M-A-G-N-E-T.
What does "electromagnet" mean?
As a noun, "electromagnet" means: A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.
What is the origin of the word "electromagnet"?
From electro- + magnet. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "electromagnet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list