bromate
/ˈbɹoʊ.meɪt/noun, verb
bromate is spelled B-R-O-M-A-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bromate means “the anion BrO₃⁻¹, derived from bromic acid; any salt containing this anion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bromate is bromates.
How many letters and syllables are in bromate?
| Letters | 7: B-R-O-M-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 bromate?
Bromate appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 bromate?
- US /ˈbɹoʊ.meɪt/
Bromate has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Ookap-bromate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bromate
- bromates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bromating participle, present
- bromated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bromate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the anion BrO₃⁻¹, derived from bromic acid; any salt containing this anion
verb
- 1
To treat with bromic acid or a bromate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bromate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense salt of bromic acid:
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 bromate come from?
From bromic acid + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).