silane
/ˈsɪleɪn/noun
silane is spelled S-I-L-A-N-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, silane means “Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH₄” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of silane is silanes.
How many letters and syllables are in silane?
| Letters | 6: S-I-L-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is silane?
Silane appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 silane?
- UK /ˈsʌɪleɪn/
- US /ˈsɪleɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-silane.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with silane?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as silane (/ɪleɪn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: saline.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of silane
- silanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does silane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH₄.
- 2
Monosilane (SiH₄).
- 3
Any organic derivative of monosilane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Silane in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a silicon hydride that is analogous to alkanes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | silano |
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.