platinum
/ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/noun, adjective, verb
platinum is spelled P-L-A-T-I-N-U-M: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, platinum means “The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of platinum is platinums.
How many letters and syllables are in platinum?
| Letters | 8: P-L-A-T-I-N-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th 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 platinum?
Platinum appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 platinum?
- /ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/
- /ˈplæt.nəm/
- /ˈplæt.n̩.əm/
Platinum 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-platinum.wav, En-us-platinum.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-platinum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of platinum
- platinums plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- platinuming participle, present
- platinumed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does platinum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
- 2
A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- 3
A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
- 4
A platinum-based drug: a platin.
adjective
- 1
Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- 2
Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
- 3
Very expensive, or of very high quality.
We can offer the platinum service for fifty dollars extra.
verb
- 1
To attain all of the achievements in a game (originally on certain PlayStation consoles, now colloquially used regardless of platform).
I platinumed in Clash of Clans yesterday.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Platinum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 platinum come from?
From Spanish platina (“little silver”) del Pinto ("of the Pinto") + -um.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).