permanganate
noun
permanganate is spelled P-E-R-M-A-N-G-A-N-A-T-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, permanganate means “any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of permanganate is permanganates.
How many letters and syllables are in permanganate?
| Letters | 12: P-E-R-M-A-N-G-A-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 permanganate?
Permanganate appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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).
Forms of permanganate
- permanganates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does permanganate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents
- 2
potassium permanganate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Permanganate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense salt of permanganic acid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Permanganat |
| Portuguese | permanganato |
| Spanish | permanganato |
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 permanganate come from?
From per- + manganate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).