pozzolanic
adjective
pozzolanic is spelled P-O-Z-Z-O-L-A-N-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pozzolanic means “Having the characteristics of pozzolana, a type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pozzolanic?
| Letters | 10: P-O-Z-Z-O-L-A-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 pozzolanic?
Pozzolanic appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 pozzolanic
- more pozzolanic comparative
- most pozzolanic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pozzolanic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the characteristics of pozzolana, a type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pozzolanic come from?
From pozzolana + -ic, from Italian pozz(u)ollana, earth of Pozzuoli, a town near Naples.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).