photoelectric
adjective
photoelectric is spelled P-H-O-T-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, photoelectric means “Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in photoelectric?
| Letters | 13: P-H-O-T-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th 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 photoelectric?
Photoelectric appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 photoelectric?
Photoelectric 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-photoelectric.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does photoelectric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photoelectric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to electric effects:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | photoélectrique |
| Portuguese | fotoelétrico |
| Spanish | fotoeléctrico |
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 photoelectric come from?
From photo- + electric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).