metalloid
/ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/noun, adjective
metalloid is spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-O-I-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metalloid means “An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metalloid is metalloids.
How many letters and syllables are in metalloid?
| Letters | 9: M-E-T-A-L-L-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 metalloid?
Metalloid appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 metalloid?
- /ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-metalloid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metalloid
- metalloids plural
- more metalloid comparative
- most metalloid superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metalloid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.
- 2
obsoleteThe metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; applied to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.
- 3
obsoleteA nonmetal.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the metalloids.
- 2
informalCharacteristic of the metal music genre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metalloid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense element:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métalloïde |
| German | Halbmetall, Metalloid |
| Portuguese | metaloide |
| Spanish | semimetal, metaloide |
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 metalloid come from?
From metal + -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).