photocurrent
noun
photocurrent is spelled P-H-O-T-O-C-U-R-R-E-N-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photocurrent means “Any electric current that flows as a result of photoconductivity or the photovoltaic effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photocurrent is photocurrents.
How many letters and syllables are in photocurrent?
| Letters | 12: P-H-O-T-O-C-U-R-R-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 photocurrent?
Photocurrent appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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).
Forms of photocurrent
- photocurrents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photocurrent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any electric current that flows as a result of photoconductivity or the photovoltaic effect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does photocurrent come from?
From photo- + current.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).