bisulfite
noun
bisulfite is spelled B-I-S-U-L-F-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bisulfite means “The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bisulfite is bisulfites.
How many letters and syllables are in bisulfite?
| Letters | 9: B-I-S-U-L-F-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 bisulfite?
Bisulfite appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 bisulfite
- bisulfites plural
- bisulphite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bisulfite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bisulfite come from?
From bi- + sulfite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).