graphene
/ˈɡɹæf.iːn/noun
graphene is spelled G-R-A-P-H-E-N-E: 8 letters. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, graphene means “Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of graphene is graphenes.
How many letters and syllables are in graphene?
| Letters | 8: G-R-A-P-H-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 graphene?
Graphene appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 graphene?
- /ˈɡɹæf.iːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-graphene.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-graphene.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of graphene
- graphenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does graphene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.
- 2
An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Graphene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense large-scale, one-atom thick layer of graphite:
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 graphene come from?
From graph(ite) + -ene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).