electronic computer

noun

"electronic-computer" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“electronic computer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A programmable computer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-electronic-computer · electronic computer · English

electronic computer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for electronic computer
PropertyValue
Headwordelectronic computer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “electronic computer” in English

electronic computerranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

electronic computer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A programmable computer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for electronic computer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is electronic computer, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C- -C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A programmable computer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Although glamour equipment such as the electronic computers have had most of the headlines in recent years, the mimeograph machine is still grinding out billions of copies of material a year.
  2. To invoke the aid of an electronic computer in mapping Yeats's private worlds of myth and symbol and Irish legend may well arouse disquiet.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "electronic computer"?
"electronic computer" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C- -C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R.
What does "electronic computer" mean?
As a noun, "electronic computer" means: A programmable computer.
What language does "electronic computer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list