spectrograph
/ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/noun
spectrograph is spelled S-P-E-C-T-R-O-G-R-A-P-H: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spectrograph means “A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spectrograph is spectrographs.
How many letters and syllables are in spectrograph?
| Letters | 12: S-P-E-C-T-R-O-G-R-A-P-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 spectrograph?
Spectrograph appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 spectrograph?
- US /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/
Spectrograph has 3 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 spectrograph
- spectrographs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spectrograph mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spectrograph in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense machine for recording spectra:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spectrographe |
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 spectrograph come from?
From spectro- + -graph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).