electronics
/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/noun
electronics is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electronics means “The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in electronics?
| Letters | 11: E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is electronics?
Electronics appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th 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 electronics?
- UK /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/
- UK /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/
- US /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/
Electronics has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-electronics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with electronics?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as electronics from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnɪks/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does electronics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.
Electronics is a popular subject.
- 2
Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)
Look at all the electronics in this room!
- 3
Electronic circuitry.
The electronics is the difference between a modern and an old-fashioned thermostat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate electronics?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of electronics: elex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Electronics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense physics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | électronique |
| German | Elektronik |
| Portuguese | eletrônica, eletrónica |
| Spanish | electrónica |
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 electronics come from?
From electron + -ics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).