# sulfite

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌlfaɪt/ · frequency rank #75,457

## Definitions
1. Any salt of sulfurous acid.

## Etymology
From sulfur + -ite (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ous”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sulfite