silicate
sili·cate/ˈsɪlɪkət/noun
silicate is spelled S-I-L-I-C-A-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (sili·cate). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, silicate means “Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of silicate is silicates.
How many letters and syllables are in silicate?
| Letters | 8: S-I-L-I-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sili·cate |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 silicate?
Silicate appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 silicate?
- /ˈsɪlɪkət/
- /ˈsɪlɪkɪt/
- /ˈsɪlɪkeɪt/
Silicate has 2 syllables, split sili·cate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-silicate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of silicate
- silicates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does silicate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Silicate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense salt or mineral:
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 silicate come from?
From silicic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).