heterojunction
noun
heterojunction is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-J-U-N-C-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heterojunction means “Any junction between two different semiconductors; functions as a diode” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of heterojunction is heterojunctions.
How many letters and syllables are in heterojunction?
| Letters | 14: H-E-T-E-R-O-J-U-N-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 heterojunction?
Heterojunction appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 heterojunction?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-heterojunction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of heterojunction
- heterojunctions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heterojunction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any junction between two different semiconductors; functions as a diode
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heterojunction come from?
From hetero- + junction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).