sealant
seal·ant/ˈsiːlənt/noun
sealant is spelled S-E-A-L-A-N-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (seal·ant). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sealant means “Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sealant is sealants.
How many letters and syllables are in sealant?
| Letters | 7: S-E-A-L-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: seal·ant |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 sealant?
Sealant appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 sealant?
- /ˈsiːlənt/
Sealant has 2 syllables, split seal·ant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-sealant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sealant
- sealants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sealant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid.
- 2
A mixture of polymers, fillers, and pigments used to fill and seal joints where moderate movement is expected.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sealant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enduit étanche |
| German | Dichtungsmittel, Dichtstoff |
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 sealant come from?
From seal + -ant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).