# spectrometer

> English word · Noun · IPA /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/ · frequency rank #33,429

## Definitions
1. An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.

## Etymology
From spectro- + -meter.

## Easily confused with
- **spectrometry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spectrometer-vs-spectrometry)

## Common misspellings (19)
`psectrometer`, `sepctrometer`, `spcetrometer`, `specctrometer`, `specrtometer`, `spectormeter`, `spectrmoeter`, `spectroemter`, `spectromeetr`, `spectrometerr`, `spectrometre`, `spectrometter`, `spectrommeter`, `spectromteer`, `spectrrometer`, `specttrometer`, `spetcrometer`, `sppectrometer`, `sspectrometer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spectrometer