# spectrometry

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,601

## Definitions
1. The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products

## Etymology
From spectro- + -metry.

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

## Common misspellings (20)
`psectrometry`, `sepctrometry`, `spcetrometry`, `specctrometry`, `specrtometry`, `spectormetry`, `spectrmoetry`, `spectroemtry`, `spectromerty`, `spectrometrry`, `spectrometryy`, `spectromettry`, `spectrometyr`, `spectrommetry`, `spectromtery`, `spectrrometry`, `specttrometry`, `spetcrometry`, `sppectrometry`, `sspectrometry`

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