photodiode
noun
photodiode is spelled P-H-O-T-O-D-I-O-D-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photodiode means “A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photodiode is photodiodes.
How many letters and syllables are in photodiode?
| Letters | 10: P-H-O-T-O-D-I-O-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 photodiode?
Photodiode appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 photodiode
- photodiodes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photodiode mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photodiode in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense semiconductor:
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 photodiode come from?
From photo- + diode.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).