photoelectric
"photoelectric" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“photoelectric” is uncommon English (frequency #66,924 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,924
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-photoelectric · photoelectric · English
photoelectric · rank #66,924 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,924
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Philemon
Nearest frequency peer: Philemon (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “photoelectric”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- perishing
perishing
33,081 corpus weight
- Pernod
Pernod
33,080 corpus weight
- Philemon
Philemon
33,078 corpus weight
- photoelectr…
photoelectric
33,077 corpus weight
- photosensit…
photosensitive
33,076 corpus weight
- picot
picot
33,073 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “photoelectric” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | photoelectric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #66,924 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “photoelectric” in English
Rare enough to double-check
photoelectric is uncommon English at frequency #66,924 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for photoelectric, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From photo- + electric. The correct English form is photoelectric, spelled P-H-O-T-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how photoelectric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Photo-electric beams in advance of each section enable automatic operation of the plant.
Etymology
From photo- + electric.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).