plasticizer
/ˈplæs.tɪ.saɪ.zə/noun
plasticizer is spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-C-I-Z-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plasticizer means “Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plasticizer is plasticizers.
How many letters and syllables are in plasticizer?
| Letters | 11: P-L-A-S-T-I-C-I-Z-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is plasticizer?
Plasticizer appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 plasticizer?
- UK /ˈplæs.tɪ.saɪ.zə/
Plasticizer has 4 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-plasticizer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plasticizer
- plasticizers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plasticizer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plasticizer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense substance added for pliability in plastics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Weichmacher |
| Portuguese | plastificante |
| Spanish | plastificador |
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.