potash alum
"potash-alum" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“potash alum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alum, hydrated potassium aluminium sulphate, formula K₂SO₄.Al₂(SO₄)₃.24H₂O
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Index EN-potash-alum · potash alum · English
potash alum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | potash alum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “potash alum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
potash alum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alum, hydrated potassium aluminium sulphate, formula K₂SO₄.Al₂(SO₄)₃.24H₂O".
potash alum has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From potash + alum. The correct English form is potash alum, spelled P-O-T-A-S-H- -A-L-U-M.
Definition
- 1alum, hydrated potassium aluminium sulphate, formula K₂SO₄.Al₂(SO₄)₃.24H₂O
Etymology
From potash + alum.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.