stroboscopic
adjective
stroboscopic is spelled S-T-R-O-B-O-S-C-O-P-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stroboscopic means “of, relating to, or produced by a stroboscope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stroboscopic?
| Letters | 12: S-T-R-O-B-O-S-C-O-P-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 stroboscopic?
Stroboscopic appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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).
What does stroboscopic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of, relating to, or produced by a stroboscope
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stroboscopic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or produced by a stroboscope:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | estroboscópico |
| Spanish | estroboscópico |
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 stroboscopic come from?
From stroboscope + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).