piezoelectric
adjective, noun
piezoelectric is spelled P-I-E-Z-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, piezoelectric means “of or relating to piezoelectricity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piezoelectric?
| Letters | 13: P-I-E-Z-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 piezoelectric?
Piezoelectric appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 piezoelectric?
Piezoelectric has 6 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).
Forms of piezoelectric
- piezoelectrics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piezoelectric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of or relating to piezoelectricity
noun
- 1
A piezoelectric material or device.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piezoelectric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to piezoelectricity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | piézoélectrique |
| German | piezoelektrisch |
| Portuguese | piezoelétrico |
| Spanish | piezoeléctrico |
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 piezoelectric come from?
From piezo- + electric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).