carbonated
/ˈkɑɹ.bəˌneɪ.təd/adjective, verb
carbonated is spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, carbonated means “Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in carbonated?
| Letters | 10: C-A-R-B-O-N-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is carbonated?
Carbonated appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 carbonated?
- UK /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bɒneɪtəd/
- US /ˈkɑɹ.bəˌneɪ.təd/
Carbonated has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-carbonated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of carbonated
- more carbonated comparative
- most carbonated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carbonated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.
Soda pop, lemon soda and soda water are carbonated drinks. Champagne and beer are naturally carbonated through fermentation.
- 2
Containing calcium carbonate, often as a result of mineral carbonation.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of carbonate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carbonated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas (under pressure):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gazeux, gazéifié |
| German | sprudelnd, kohlensäurehaltig |
| Portuguese | gaseificado |
| Spanish | carbonatado, gaseoso |
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.