asphaltene
noun
asphaltene is spelled A-S-P-H-A-L-T-E-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, asphaltene means “Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of asphaltene is asphaltenes.
How many letters and syllables are in asphaltene?
| Letters | 10: A-S-P-H-A-L-T-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 asphaltene?
Asphaltene appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 asphaltene
- asphaltenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does asphaltene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Asphaltene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dark organic constituents of crude oils:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | asfalteno |
| Spanish | asfalteno |
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 asphaltene come from?
From asphalt + -ene (“benzene”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).