resistivity
noun
resistivity is spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, resistivity means “The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of resistivity is resistivities.
How many letters and syllables are in resistivity?
| Letters | 11: R-E-S-I-S-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 resistivity?
Resistivity appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 resistivity?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-resistivity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of resistivity
- resistivities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resistivity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
- 2
The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W⁻¹
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resistivity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capacity of resistance to electricity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | résistivité |
| Spanish | resistividad |
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 resistivity come from?
From resistive + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).