precipitant
pre·cip·it·ant/priˈsɪpətənt/adjective, noun
precipitant is spelled P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-N-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables (pre·cip·it·ant). It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, precipitant means “Inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration; hasty, impulsive, rash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in precipitant?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pre·cip·it·ant |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 precipitant?
Precipitant appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 precipitant?
- UK /prɪˈsɪpɪt(ə)nt/
- US /priˈsɪpətənt/
- US /prə-/
Precipitant has 4 syllables, split pre·cip·it·ant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-precipitant.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with precipitant?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as precipitant from its last stressed vowel (/ɪpətənt/):
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 precipitant
- more precipitant comparative
- most precipitant superlative
- precipitants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precipitant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration; hasty, impulsive, rash.
- 2
Of a fall: straight downwards; headlong.
- 3
Acting, happening, or moving quickly; fast, rapid, swift; also, abrupt, sudden, unexpected.
- 4
That causes precipitation (“formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid as a result of a chemical reaction”).
noun
- 1
Something which causes or hastens the occurrence of an act or event; specifically (chiefly psychology), something which brings about a mental or physiological condition.
- 2
A substance that, when added to a solution, causes a dissolved substance to form a precipitate.
adverb
- 1
archaicSynonym of precipitantly (“in a precipitant or headlong manner; with foolish or rash haste”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).