quadrivalent
/kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/adjective, noun
quadrivalent is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-I-V-A-L-E-N-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, quadrivalent means “Having a valence of four” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quadrivalent?
| Letters | 12: Q-U-A-D-R-I-V-A-L-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 quadrivalent?
Quadrivalent appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 quadrivalent?
- /kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of quadrivalent
- quadrivalents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quadrivalent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a valence of four.
- 2
Protecting against four different (usually influenza) viruses.
- 3
Having all of its vertices of degree four.
noun
- 1
Any quadrivalent chromosome
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quadrivalent come from?
From quadri- + -valent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).