photodetector
noun
photodetector is spelled P-H-O-T-O-D-E-T-E-C-T-O-R: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photodetector means “Any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photodetector is photodetectors.
How many letters and syllables are in photodetector?
| Letters | 13: P-H-O-T-O-D-E-T-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 photodetector?
Photodetector appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 photodetector
- photodetectors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photodetector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does photodetector come from?
From photo- + detector.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).