leachate
/ˈliːt͡ʃeɪt/noun
leachate is spelled L-E-A-C-H-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leachate means “The liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leachate is leachates.
How many letters and syllables are in leachate?
| Letters | 8: L-E-A-C-H-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 leachate?
Leachate appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 leachate?
- /ˈliːt͡ʃeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of leachate
- leachates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leachate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leachate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lixiviat |
| German | Sickerwasser |
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.
Where does leachate come from?
From leach + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).