water-soluble
/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈsɒljʊbəl/
"water-soluble" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“water-soluble” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dissolving easily in water.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | water-soluble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈsɒljʊbəl/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “water-soluble” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
water-soluble is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈsɒljʊbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dissolving easily in water.".
Zero misspellings are on record for water-soluble in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is water-soluble, spelled W-A-T-E-R---S-O-L-U-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Dissolving easily in water.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “water-soluble”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-A-T-E-R---S-O-L-U-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈsɒljʊbəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.