alkalinity
noun
alkalinity is spelled A-L-K-A-L-I-N-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alkalinity means “The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alkalinity is alkalinities.
How many letters and syllables are in alkalinity?
| Letters | 10: A-L-K-A-L-I-N-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is alkalinity?
Alkalinity appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 alkalinity?
- UK
Alkalinity has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-alkalinity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alkalinity
- alkalinities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alkalinity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alkalinity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being alkaline:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alcalinité |
| German | Alkalinität, Alkalität |
| Portuguese | alcalinidade |
| Spanish | alcalinidad |
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 alkalinity come from?
From alkaline + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).