hydrometer
/haɪˈdɹɑːmɪtɚ/noun
hydrometer is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-M-E-T-E-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydrometer means “An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydrometer is hydrometers.
How many letters and syllables are in hydrometer?
| Letters | 10: H-Y-D-R-O-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hydrometer?
Hydrometer appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 hydrometer?
- /haɪˈdɹɑːmɪtɚ/
Hydrometer has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hydrometer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hydrometer
- hydrometers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydrometer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hydrometer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense instrument – see also areometer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hydromètre |
| Spanish | hidrómetro |
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 hydrometer come from?
From hydro- + -meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).