plasma
/ˈplæzmə/noun, verb
plasma is spelled P-L-A-S-M-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plasma means “A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plasma is plasmas or plasmata.
How many letters and syllables are in plasma?
| Letters | 6: P-L-A-S-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.9 times per million words; the 7,672nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is plasma?
Plasma appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd 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 plasma?
- /ˈplæzmə/
Plasma has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-plasma.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with plasma?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as plasma.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lampas.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of plasma
- plasmas plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- plasmata plural
- plasmaing participle, present
- plasmaed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plasma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
plasma arc cutter
- 2
A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.
blood plasma
- 3
A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
- 4
datedA mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
- 5
archaicProtoplasm.
- 6
A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.
This creates the classic 'plasma' effect seen in many demoscene videos.
verb
- 1
To transform something into plasma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plasma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense high energy state of matter:
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 plasma come from?
From Late Latin plasma (“mold”), from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).