electronegativity
noun
electronegativity is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-E-G-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electronegativity means “The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of electronegativity is electronegativities.
How many letters and syllables are in electronegativity?
| Letters | 17: E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-E-G-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 electronegativity?
Electronegativity appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 electronegativity?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-electronegativity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of electronegativity
- electronegativities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does electronegativity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Electronegativity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense degree of electron attraction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | électronégativité |
| German | Elektronegativität |
| Portuguese | eletronegatividade |
| Spanish | electronegatividad |
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 electronegativity come from?
From electro- + negativity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).