chametz
/həˈmɛts/noun, adjective
chametz is spelled C-H-A-M-E-T-Z: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chametz means “Food products made from leavened grain flour, which may not be consumed on Passover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chametz?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-M-E-T-Z |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 chametz?
Chametz appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 chametz?
- /həˈmɛts/
- /ˈhʌmɪts/
- /ˈhɑːmɪts/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chametz
- chamets
- chometz
- hamets
- hametz
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chametz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Food products made from leavened grain flour, which may not be consumed on Passover.
adjective
- 1
Made of chametz.
- 2
Used with or to be used with chametz.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chametz come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew חָמֵץ (khaméts).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).