piezoelectricity
/pʌɪˌiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/noun
piezoelectricity is spelled P-I-E-Z-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-T-Y: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piezoelectricity means “A voltage generated by certain crystals in response to an applied mechanical stress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piezoelectricity?
| Letters | 16: P-I-E-Z-O-E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 piezoelectricity?
Piezoelectricity appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 piezoelectricity?
- /pʌɪˌiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/
- /piˌeɪzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/
- /ˌpiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-piezoelectricity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does piezoelectricity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A voltage generated by certain crystals in response to an applied mechanical stress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piezoelectricity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capacity of crystal to generate electricity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | piézoélectricité |
| German | Piezoelektrizität |
| Portuguese | piezoeletricidade |
| Spanish | piezoelectricidad |
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 piezoelectricity come from?
From piezo- + electricity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).