hexavalent
adjective
hexavalent is spelled H-E-X-A-V-A-L-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hexavalent means “Having an atomic valence of 6” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hexavalent?
| Letters | 10: H-E-X-A-V-A-L-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 hexavalent?
Hexavalent appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 hexavalent?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hexavalent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does hexavalent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an atomic valence of 6.
- 2
Having a vaccine valence of 6.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hexavalent come from?
From hexa- + -valent. Piecewise doublet of sexavalent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).