spectrogram
/ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæm/noun
spectrogram is spelled S-P-E-C-T-R-O-G-R-A-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spectrogram means “A visual representation of the spectrum of a sound changing through time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spectrogram is spectrograms.
How many letters and syllables are in spectrogram?
| Letters | 11: S-P-E-C-T-R-O-G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 spectrogram?
Spectrogram appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 spectrogram?
- US /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-spectrogram.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spectrogram
- spectrograms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spectrogram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A visual representation of the spectrum of a sound changing through time.
- 2
A visual representation of the spectrum of a celestial body's radiation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spectrogram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense visual representation of spectrum of sound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spectrogramme |
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 spectrogram come from?
From spectro- + -gram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).