praseodymium
/ˌpɹeɪzioʊˈdɪmiəm/noun
praseodymium is spelled P-R-A-S-E-O-D-Y-M-I-U-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, praseodymium means “A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile rare earth metal, valued for its magnetic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of praseodymium is praseodymiums.
How many letters and syllables are in praseodymium?
| Letters | 12: P-R-A-S-E-O-D-Y-M-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 praseodymium?
Praseodymium appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 praseodymium?
- /ˌpɹeɪzioʊˈdɪmiəm/
- /ˌpreɪziːəˈdɪmiəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-praseodymium.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-praseodymium.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-praseodymium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of praseodymium
- praseodymiums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does praseodymium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile rare earth metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Praseodymium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chemical element:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | praséodyme |
| German | Praseodym |
| Portuguese | praseodímio |
| Spanish | praseodimio |
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 praseodymium come from?
From Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “leek-green”) + didymium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).