salicylate

noun

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"salicylate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“salicylate” is uncommon English (frequency #92,028 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,028
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any salt or ester of salicylic acid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-salicylate · salicylate · English

salicylate · rank #92,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,028
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Salcedo

Nearest frequency peer: Salcedo (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “salicylate”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “salicylate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for salicylate
PropertyValue
Headwordsalicylate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “salicylate” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).salicylatefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Salcedo” (#92,027), “Saidi” (#92,025), “Salmons” (#92,031). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “salicylate” is #92,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salicylate is uncommon English at frequency #92,028 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any salt or ester of salicylic acid.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for salicylate, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From salicylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). The correct English form is salicylate, spelled S-A-L-I-C-Y-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of salicylic acid.

Etymology

From salicylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

This word in other languages

salicylate(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salicylate"?
"salicylate" is spelled S-A-L-I-C-Y-L-A-T-E.
What does "salicylate" mean?
As a noun, "salicylate" means: Any salt or ester of salicylic acid.
What is the origin of the word "salicylate"?
From salicylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "salicylate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list