photoelectron
noun
photoelectron is spelled P-H-O-T-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photoelectron means “An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photoelectron is photoelectrons.
How many letters and syllables are in photoelectron?
| Letters | 13: P-H-O-T-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 photoelectron?
Photoelectron appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 photoelectron
- photoelectrons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photoelectron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photoelectron in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense electron:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | photoélectron |
| Spanish | fotoelectrón |
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 photoelectron come from?
From photo- + electron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).