photocatalytic
adjective
photocatalytic is spelled P-H-O-T-O-C-A-T-A-L-Y-T-I-C: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, photocatalytic means “Of, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in photocatalytic?
| Letters | 14: P-H-O-T-O-C-A-T-A-L-Y-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| 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; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is photocatalytic?
Photocatalytic 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).
What does photocatalytic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photocatalytic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | photocatalytique |
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 photocatalytic come from?
From photo- + catalytic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).