oxalate

/ˈɒksəleɪt/

//ˈɒksəleɪt// noun

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"oxalate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“oxalate” is uncommon English (frequency #63,867 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,867
frequency rank, English
15,494
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.

Key facts for oxalate
PropertyValue
Headwordoxalate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɒksəleɪt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,867
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oxalate” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oxalate lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oxalate is uncommon English at frequency #63,867 among 15,494 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɒksəleɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.".

oxalate has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French oxalate, equivalent to oxalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). The correct English form is oxalate, spelled O-X-A-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.

Etymology

From French oxalate, equivalent to oxalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

This word in other languages

oxalato(Español)oxalate(Français)Oxalat(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oxalate"?
"oxalate" is spelled O-X-A-L-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɒksəleɪt/.
What does "oxalate" mean?
As a noun, "oxalate" means: Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.
How do you pronounce "oxalate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oxalate" is /ˈɒksəleɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "oxalate"?
From French oxalate, equivalent to oxalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “oxalate”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is O-X-A-L-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɒksəleɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list