formalin
noun
formalin is spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, formalin means “A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of formalin is formalins.
How many letters and syllables are in formalin?
| Letters | 8: F-O-R-M-A-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is formalin?
Formalin appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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).
What rhymes with formalin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as formalin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: informal.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of formalin
- formalins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does formalin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Formalin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a solution of formaldehyde in water:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | formol |
| German | Formalin |
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.