voltmeter
/ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/
"voltmeter" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“voltmeter” is uncommon English (frequency #94,417 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,417
- frequency rank, English
- 969
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.
Corpus desk
Index EN-voltmeter · voltmeter · English
voltmeter · rank #94,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,417
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 969
- PHOTO-FINISH Vokes
Nearest frequency peer: Vokes (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “voltmeter”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- vibrantly
vibrantly
5,591 corpus weight
- vier
vier
5,590 corpus weight
- Vokes
Vokes
5,585 corpus weight
- voltmeter
voltmeter
5,584 corpus weight
- wayfarers
wayfarers
5,576 corpus weight
- Weddle
Weddle
5,574 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “voltmeter” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | voltmeter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “voltmeter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
voltmeter is uncommon English at frequency #94,417 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for voltmeter, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From volt + -meter. The correct English form is voltmeter, spelled V-O-L-T-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how voltmeter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers.
Etymology
From volt + -meter.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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