hydroelectricity

noun

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"hydroelectricity" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hydroelectricity” is uncommon English (frequency #99,386 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,386
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hydroelectricity · hydroelectricity · English

hydroelectricity · rank #99,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,386
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH huggable

Nearest frequency peer: huggable (-4 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “hydroelectricity”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “hydroelectricity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hydroelectricity
PropertyValue
Headwordhydroelectricity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Frequency rank#99,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “hydroelectricity” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hydroelectricityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “huggable” (#99,382), “ICQ” (#99,390), “HPP” (#99,379). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hydroelectricity” is #99,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hydroelectricity is uncommon English at frequency #99,386 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hydroelectricity, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hydro- + electricity. The correct English form is hydroelectricity, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.

Etymology

From hydro- + electricity.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hydroelectricity"?
"hydroelectricity" is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-T-Y.
What does "hydroelectricity" mean?
As a noun, "hydroelectricity" means: Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.
What is the origin of the word "hydroelectricity"?
From hydro- + electricity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hydroelectricity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arteriosclerosis#98,984archaeologically#98,979uncompromisingly#99,973unconventionally#99,975

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list