sinter
/ˈsɪntəɹ/noun, verb
sinter is spelled S-I-N-T-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sinter means “An alluvial sediment deposited by a mineral spring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sinter is sinters.
How many letters and syllables are in sinter?
| Letters | 6: S-I-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 sinter?
Sinter appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 sinter?
- UK /ˈsɪntə/
- US /ˈsɪntəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sinter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sinter?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sinter from its last stressed vowel (/ɪntəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: insert.
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 sinter
- sinters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sintering participle, present
- sintered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sinter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An alluvial sediment deposited by a mineral spring.
- 2
A mass formed by sintering.
- 3
A mixture of iron ore and fluxes added to a blast furnace.
verb
- 1
To heat a compacted powder mass to form a hardened mass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sinter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to compact and heat a powder to form a solid mass:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | sintern |
| Portuguese | sinterizar |
| Spanish | sinterizar |
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 sinter come from?
From German Sinter. Doublet of cinder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).