adsorb
/ədˈzɔːb/verb
adsorb is spelled A-D-S-O-R-B: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, adsorb means “To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adsorb?
| Letters | 6: A-D-S-O-R-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is adsorb?
Adsorb appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 adsorb?
- UK /ədˈzɔːb/
- UK /ədˈsɔːb/
Adsorb has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-adsorb.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with adsorb?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as adsorb (/ɔb/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: boards, adorbs.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of adsorb
- adsorbs present, singular, he/she/it
- adsorbing participle, present
- adsorbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adsorb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.
The gas was purified by adsorbing the impurities onto active carbon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adsorb in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to accumulate on a surface:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adsorber |
| German | adsorbieren |
| Portuguese | adsorver |
| Spanish | adsorber |
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 adsorb come from?
From French adsorber, from Latin ad- (“to”) + sorbeō (“suck in”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).