wettability
noun
wettability is spelled W-E-T-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wettability means “The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface and wets it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wettability is wettabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in wettability?
| Letters | 11: W-E-T-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 wettability?
Wettability appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 wettability
- wettabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wettability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface and wets it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wettability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | mojabilidad |
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 wettability come from?
From wet + -ability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).