pentachloride
noun
pentachloride is spelled P-E-N-T-A-C-H-L-O-R-I-D-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pentachloride means “any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pentachloride is pentachlorides.
How many letters and syllables are in pentachloride?
| Letters | 13: P-E-N-T-A-C-H-L-O-R-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 pentachloride?
Pentachloride appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 pentachloride?
- 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-pentachloride.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pentachloride
- pentachlorides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pentachloride mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pentachloride in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pentachloride:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pentaclorure |
| German | Pentachlorid |
| Portuguese | pentacloreto |
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 pentachloride come from?
From penta- + chloride.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).