geophone
noun
geophone is spelled G-E-O-P-H-O-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, geophone means “A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of geophone is geophones.
How many letters and syllables are in geophone?
| Letters | 8: G-E-O-P-H-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 geophone?
Geophone appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
Forms of geophone
- geophones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does geophone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
- 2
A percussion instrument consisting of a drum filled with pellets, played by swirling it around to produce a sound like shifting earth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does geophone come from?
From geo- + -phone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).