silicide
noun
silicide is spelled S-I-L-I-C-I-D-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, silicide means “Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of silicide is silicides.
How many letters and syllables are in silicide?
| Letters | 8: S-I-L-I-C-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 silicide?
Silicide appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 silicide
- silicides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does silicide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does silicide come from?
From silicon + -ide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).