solfatara
noun
solfatara is spelled S-O-L-F-A-T-A-R-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, solfatara means “An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of solfatara is solfataras or solfatare.
How many letters and syllables are in solfatara?
| Letters | 9: S-O-L-F-A-T-A-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 solfatara?
Solfatara appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 solfatara
- solfataras plural
- solfatare plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solfatara mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Solfatara in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | soufrière |
| German | Solfatare |
| Portuguese | sulfatara, enxofreira |
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 solfatara come from?
From Italian solfatara (“a place where to find sulphates”), from solfato (“sulphate”) + -ara (“suffix that forms place nouns”). More at Italian zolfo (“sulphur”). Itself the name of Solfatara, a volcano near Naples. Compare Sicilian surfatara.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).