semisweet
adjective
semisweet is spelled S-E-M-I-S-W-E-E-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, semisweet means “Partially sweet or sweetened, but having a distinct bitter component” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in semisweet?
| Letters | 9: S-E-M-I-S-W-E-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 semisweet?
Semisweet appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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).
Forms of semisweet
- semi-sweet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semisweet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Partially sweet or sweetened, but having a distinct bitter component.
semisweet chocolate
- 2
Containing some residual sugars that complement the acidity and other flavor components but which do not dominate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does semisweet come from?
From semi- + sweet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).