silicato

[siliˈkat̪o]

/[siliˈkat̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“silicato” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #70,639 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#70,639
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sal de sílice o de un ácido silícico.

Key facts for silicato
PropertyValue
Headwordsilicato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siliˈkat̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “silicato” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). silicato lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for silicato is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [siliˈkat̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,639 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

silicato has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is silicato, spelled S-I-L-I-C-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sal de sílice o de un ácido silícico.
  2. 2
    Mineral constituido por una sal de sílice o de un ácido silícico.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "silicato"?
"silicato" is spelled S-I-L-I-C-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [siliˈkat̪o].
What does "silicato" mean?
As a noun, "silicato" means: Sal de sílice o de un ácido silícico.
How do you pronounce "silicato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "silicato" is [siliˈkat̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "silicato" come from?
"silicato" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “silicato”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-I-L-I-C-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [siliˈkat̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list