ytterbium
yt·terb·ium/ɪˈtɚ.bi.əm/noun
ytterbium is spelled Y-T-T-E-R-B-I-U-M: 9 letters and 3 syllables (yt·terb·ium). It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ytterbium means “A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 70” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ytterbium is ytterbiums.
How many letters and syllables are in ytterbium?
| Letters | 9: Y-T-T-E-R-B-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: yt·terb·ium |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 ytterbium?
Ytterbium appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 ytterbium?
- UK /ɪˈtɜː.bi.əm/
- US /ɪˈtɚ.bi.əm/
- US /ˈjə.tɚ.bi.əm/
Ytterbium has 3 syllables, split yt·terb·ium in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ytterbium.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-ytterbium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ytterbium
- ytterbiums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ytterbium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 70.
- 2
An atom of this element.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ytterbium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chemical element:
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 ytterbium come from?
From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).