berkelium
/bɜːɹˈkiːliəm/noun
berkelium is spelled B-E-R-K-E-L-I-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, berkelium means “A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in berkelium?
| Letters | 9: B-E-R-K-E-L-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 berkelium?
Berkelium appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 berkelium?
- /bɜːɹˈkiːliəm/
- /ˈbɜːɹkliəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-berkelium.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-berkelium.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-berkelium_(alt).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does berkelium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
- 2
An atom of this element.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Berkelium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense transuranic chemical element:
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 berkelium come from?
After Berkeley, California, because of discovery at UC Berkeley, + -ium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).