goniometer
/ˌɡoʊ.niˈɔ.mə.tɚ/
"goniometer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“goniometer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A device used to measure angles.
Corpus desk
Index EN-goniometer · goniometer · English
goniometer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goniometer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɡoʊ.niˈɔ.mə.tɚ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “goniometer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
goniometer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɡoʊ.niˈɔ.mə.tɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for goniometer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gonio- + -meter. The correct English form is goniometer, spelled G-O-N-I-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A device used to measure angles.
- 2A device used to measure angles.
- 3A device used to measure angles.
- 4A radio direction finder.
Etymology
From gonio- + -meter.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.