univalent
/ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt/adjective, noun
univalent is spelled U-N-I-V-A-L-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, univalent means “Having an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in univalent?
| Letters | 9: U-N-I-V-A-L-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 univalent?
Univalent appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 univalent?
- UK /ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt/
- UK /juːˈnɪvələnt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-univalent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with univalent?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as univalent from its last stressed vowel (/eɪlənt/, British pronunciation):
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 univalent
- univalents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does univalent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence.
- 2
Having a vaccine valence of 1.
- 3
Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
- 4
(Holomorphic and) injective.
noun
- 1
Any univalent chromosome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Univalent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having an atomic valence of 1:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | univalente |
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 univalent come from?
From uni- + -valent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).