superheterodyne
/suːpəˈhɛt(ə)ɹədʌɪn/adjective, noun
superheterodyne is spelled S-U-P-E-R-H-E-T-E-R-O-D-Y-N-E: 15 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, superheterodyne means “Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in superheterodyne?
| Letters | 15: S-U-P-E-R-H-E-T-E-R-O-D-Y-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 superheterodyne?
Superheterodyne appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 superheterodyne?
- UK /suːpəˈhɛt(ə)ɹədʌɪn/
Superheterodyne has 6 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-superheterodyne.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of superheterodyne
- superheterodynes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superheterodyne mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique.
noun
- 1
A receiver of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does superheterodyne come from?
From super- + heterodyne.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).