aliquot
/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɑt/adjective, noun, verb
aliquot is spelled A-L-I-Q-U-O-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aliquot means “Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aliquot?
| Letters | 7: A-L-I-Q-U-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 aliquot?
Aliquot appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 aliquot?
- UK /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/
- US /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɑt/
- Canada /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/
Aliquot has 3 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-aliquot.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-aliquot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aliquot
- aliquots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- aliquoting participle, present
- aliquotting participle, present
- aliquoted participle, past
- aliquotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aliquot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
noun
- 1
A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample or specimen thereof, usually a solution or suspension).
Meronym: subaliquot
- 2
Such a portion that divides evenly into the total with no remainder.
Meronym: subaliquot
verb
- 1
informalTo separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aliquot 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 aliquot come from?
From French aliquote, from Latin aliquot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).