admixture
/ədˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/noun
admixture is spelled A-D-M-I-X-T-U-R-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, admixture means “An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of admixture is admixtures.
How many letters and syllables are in admixture?
| Letters | 9: A-D-M-I-X-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 admixture?
Admixture appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 admixture?
- /ədˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/
- /ædˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-admixture.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of admixture
- admixtures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does admixture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
The admixture of vanilla extract in the dough improved the pastries' flavor.
- 2
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
- 3
A mixture, in some contexts
- 4
a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
Background EEG demonstrates an admixture of theta and delta waves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Admixture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 admixture come from?
From Latin admixtūra, from admixtus, past participle of admisceō (“to mix in”), from misceō (“to mix”). Analyzable as ad- + mixture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).