chalybeate
/kəˈlɪbi.ət/adjective, noun
chalybeate is spelled C-H-A-L-Y-B-E-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chalybeate means “Containing dissolved salts of iron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chalybeate?
| Letters | 10: C-H-A-L-Y-B-E-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 chalybeate?
Chalybeate appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 chalybeate?
- /kəˈlɪbi.ət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chalybeate
- chalybeates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chalybeate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing dissolved salts of iron.
- 2
Tasting of iron.
chalybeate mineral water
noun
- 1
A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chalybeate come from?
From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups, “steel”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).