zirconia
/zɝˈkoʊ.ni.ə/noun
zirconia is spelled Z-I-R-C-O-N-I-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zirconia means “The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zirconia is zirconias.
How many letters and syllables are in zirconia?
| Letters | 8: Z-I-R-C-O-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 zirconia?
Zirconia appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 zirconia?
- UK /zɜːˈkəʊ.ni.ə/
- US /zɝˈkoʊ.ni.ə/
Zirconia has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-zirconia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with zirconia?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as zirconia from its last stressed vowel (/oʊniə/):
- pneumonia
- begonia
- harmonia
- anhedonia
- dysphonia
- watsonia
- heliconia
- pavonia
- houstonia
- adansonia
- claytonia
- gordonia
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 zirconia
- zirconias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zirconia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummond light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zirconia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense oxide of zirconium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | zircone |
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.