seltzer
/ˈsɛltsɚ/noun
seltzer is spelled S-E-L-T-Z-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seltzer means “Ellipsis of seltzer water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seltzer is seltzers.
How many letters and syllables are in seltzer?
| Letters | 7: S-E-L-T-Z-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is seltzer?
Seltzer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 seltzer?
- US /ˈsɛltsɚ/
Seltzer has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-seltzer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seltzer
- seltzers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seltzer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of seltzer water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does seltzer come from?
A toponym from 1735–45 German Selterser (“of Selters”), after Selters, a village known for its carbonated mineral springs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).