pozzolan
noun
pozzolan is spelled P-O-Z-Z-O-L-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pozzolan means “Any material which, when combined with calcium hydroxide, exhibits cementitious properties; often used as an extender with Portland cements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pozzolan is pozzolans.
How many letters and syllables are in pozzolan?
| Letters | 8: P-O-Z-Z-O-L-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pozzolan?
Pozzolan appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of pozzolan
- pozzolans plural
- pozzolana
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pozzolan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any material which, when combined with calcium hydroxide, exhibits cementitious properties; often used as an extender with Portland cements.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pozzolan come from?
From Italian pozzolana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).