voltmeter
/ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/noun
voltmeter is spelled V-O-L-T-M-E-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, voltmeter means “An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of voltmeter is voltmeters.
How many letters and syllables are in voltmeter?
| Letters | 9: V-O-L-T-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 voltmeter?
Voltmeter appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 voltmeter?
- US /ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/
- US [ˈvoʊltˌmiɾɚ]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-StuckInLagToad-voltmeter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of voltmeter
- voltmeters plural
- voltmetre
- voltometer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does voltmeter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Voltmeter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense instrument for measuring electric potential:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | voltmètre |
| German | Spannungsmessgerät, Voltmeter |
| Portuguese | voltímetro |
| Spanish | voltímetro |
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 voltmeter come from?
From volt + -meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).