electroscope
noun
electroscope is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-S-C-O-P-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electroscope means “a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of electroscope is electroscopes.
How many letters and syllables are in electroscope?
| Letters | 12: E-L-E-C-T-R-O-S-C-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 electroscope?
Electroscope appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 electroscope?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-electroscope.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of electroscope
- electroscopes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does electroscope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Electroscope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device that detects the presence of an electric charge:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | électroscope |
| Portuguese | eletroscópio |
| Spanish | electroscopio |
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.