photochemical
adjective, noun
photochemical is spelled P-H-O-T-O-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, photochemical means “Of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in photochemical?
| Letters | 13: P-H-O-T-O-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 photochemical?
Photochemical appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 photochemical?
Photochemical has 5 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).
Forms of photochemical
- photochemicals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photochemical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions.
noun
- 1
Any chemical compound (such as silver halides) used in photography.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photochemical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to photochemistry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | photochimique |
| Portuguese | fotoquímico |
| Spanish | fotoquímico |
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.