thermistor
noun
thermistor is spelled T-H-E-R-M-I-S-T-O-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thermistor means “A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thermistor is thermistors.
How many letters and syllables are in thermistor?
| Letters | 10: T-H-E-R-M-I-S-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 thermistor?
Thermistor appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 thermistor?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-thermistor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thermistor
- thermistors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thermistor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thermistor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resistor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | thermistance |
| German | Thermistor |
| Portuguese | termístor, termistor |
| Spanish | termistor |
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 thermistor come from?
Blend of thermal + resistor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).