optoelectronic

adj

"optoelectronic" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“optoelectronic” is uncommon English (frequency #79,822 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,822
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to optoelectronics.

Corpus desk

Index EN-optoelectronic · optoelectronic · English

optoelectronic · rank #79,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,822
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH opposable

Nearest frequency peer: opposable (-1 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 “optoelectronic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for optoelectronic
PropertyValue
Headwordoptoelectronic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Frequency rank#79,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “optoelectronic” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).optoelectronicfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “opposable” (#79,821), “OPD” (#79,819), “orn” (#79,826). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “optoelectronic” is #79,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

optoelectronic is uncommon English at frequency #79,822 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for optoelectronic in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From opto- + electronic. The correct English form is optoelectronic, spelled O-P-T-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to optoelectronics.
  2. 2
    That has both optical and electronic components, especially such components that interact.

Etymology

From opto- + electronic.

This word in other languages

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 "optoelectronic"?
"optoelectronic" is spelled O-P-T-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C.
What does "optoelectronic" mean?
As an adjective, "optoelectronic" means: Of or pertaining to optoelectronics.
What is the origin of the word "optoelectronic"?
From opto- + electronic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list