optoelectronics
/ˌɑptoʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɑnɪks/
"optoelectronics" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“optoelectronics” is uncommon English (frequency #90,801 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,801
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices
Corpus desk
Index EN-optoelectronics · optoelectronics · English
optoelectronics · rank #90,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,801
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH ornately
Nearest frequency peer: ornately (+3 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 “optoelectronics”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Okun
Okun
9,208 corpus weight
- olla
olla
9,205 corpus weight
- optoelectro…
optoelectronics
9,200 corpus weight
- ornately
ornately
9,197 corpus weight
- osteogenesis
osteogenesis
9,195 corpus weight
- OTW
OTW
9,193 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “optoelectronics” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | optoelectronics |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɑptoʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɑnɪks/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #90,801 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “optoelectronics” in English
Rare enough to double-check
optoelectronics is uncommon English at frequency #90,801 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɑptoʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɑnɪks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices".
optoelectronics has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From opto- + electronics. The correct English form is optoelectronics, spelled O-P-T-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C-S.
Definition
- 1The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices
Etymology
From opto- + electronics.
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.
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