hygrometer
/haɪˈɡɹɒmɪtə(ɹ)/noun
hygrometer is spelled H-Y-G-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 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hygrometer means “An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hygrometer is hygrometers.
How many letters and syllables are in hygrometer?
| Letters | 10: H-Y-G-R-O-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 hygrometer?
Hygrometer appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 hygrometer?
- /haɪˈɡɹɒmɪtə(ɹ)/
Hygrometer 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-hygrometer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hygrometer
- hygrometers plural
- hygrometre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hygrometer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hygrometer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense instrument that measures humidity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hygromètre |
| German | Hygrometer |
| Portuguese | higrômetro |
| Spanish | higrómetro, higroscopio |
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 hygrometer come from?
From French hygromètre, from hygro- + -meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).