silex
si·lex/ˈsaɪlɛks/noun
silex is spelled S-I-L-E-X: 5 letters and 2 syllables (si·lex). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, silex means “A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of silex is silexes or silices.
How many letters and syllables are in silex?
| Letters | 5: S-I-L-E-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: si·lex |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 silex?
Silex appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 silex?
- /ˈsaɪlɛks/
Silex has 2 syllables, split si·lex in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-silex.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with silex?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as silex.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lexis.
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 silex
- silexes plural
- silices plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does silex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicFlint.
- 2
A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc.
noun
- 1
datedA vacuum coffee maker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does silex come from?
Borrowed from Latin silex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).