polycarbonate
pol·y·car·bon·ate/ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/noun
polycarbonate is spelled P-O-L-Y-C-A-R-B-O-N-A-T-E: 13 letters and 5 syllables (pol·y·car·bon·ate). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polycarbonate means “Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polycarbonate is polycarbonates.
How many letters and syllables are in polycarbonate?
| Letters | 13: P-O-L-Y-C-A-R-B-O-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: pol·y·car·bon·ate |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is polycarbonate?
Polycarbonate appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 polycarbonate?
- UK /ˌpɒ.liˈkɑː.bə.neɪt/
- UK /-nət/
- US /ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/
Polycarbonate has 5 syllables, split pol·y·car·bon·ate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with polycarbonate?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as polycarbonate from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹbəneɪt/):
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 polycarbonate
- polycarbonates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polycarbonate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polycarbonate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense polymer of aromatic carbonates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polycarbonate |
| German | Polykarbonat |
| Portuguese | policarbonato |
| Spanish | policarbonato |
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 polycarbonate come from?
From poly- + carbonate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).