enolate
noun
enolate is spelled E-N-O-L-A-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enolate means “any metal salt of the enol form of a tautomeric aldehyde or ketone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enolate is enolates.
How many letters and syllables are in enolate?
| Letters | 7: E-N-O-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 enolate?
Enolate appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 enolate
- enolates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enolate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
any metal salt of the enol form of a tautomeric aldehyde or ketone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does enolate come from?
From enol + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).