alkylate
verb
alkylate is spelled A-L-K-Y-L-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, alkylate means “To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alkylate?
| Letters | 8: A-L-K-Y-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 alkylate?
Alkylate appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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).
Forms of alkylate
- alkylates present, singular, he/she/it
- alkylating participle, present
- alkylated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alkylate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alkylate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to add an alkyl group to a compound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | alquilar |
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 alkylate come from?
From alkyl + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).