bimetallic
/baɪmɪˈtælɪk/adjective, noun
bimetallic is spelled B-I-M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bimetallic means “Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bimetallic?
| Letters | 10: B-I-M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 bimetallic?
Bimetallic appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 bimetallic?
- /baɪmɪˈtælɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bimetallic
- bimetallics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bimetallic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency.
- 2
More generally, consisting of two metals.
noun
- 1
Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bimetallic come from?
From French bimétallique. Equivalent to bi- + metallic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).