solute
/ˈsɒljuːt/adjective, noun
solute is spelled S-O-L-U-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, solute means “Free; liberal; loose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in solute?
| Letters | 6: S-O-L-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 solute?
Solute appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 solute?
- /ˈsɒljuːt/
Solute has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-solute.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with solute
Also written: salute.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with solute?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as solute.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tousle.
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 solute
- more solute comparative
- most solute superlative
- solutes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- soluting participle, present
- soluted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Free; liberal; loose.
a solute interpretation
- 2
Relaxed; hence, cheerful, merry.
- 3
Able to be dissolved; soluble.
a solute salt
- 4
Not adhering; loose.
a solute stipule
noun
- 1
Any substance that is dissolved in a liquid solvent to create a solution.
Holonym: solution
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo dissolve.
- 2
obsoleteTo solve; to expose the errors of; to explain
to solute sin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Solute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense substance that is dissolved in a solvent:
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 solute come from?
Borrowed from Latin solutus, past participle of solvo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).