Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seltzer

/ˈsɛltsɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: seltzer
IPA: /ˈsɛltsɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of seltzer water.

Uncountable

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"His youth, his good looks, his charm made the sinister savagery hinted in the smile the more disconcerting. He poured whiskey from a bottle into each of the two tall glasses, filled them up with seltzer, extended one toward Susan."

Etymology

A toponym from 1735–45 German Selterser (“of Selters”), after Selters, a village known for its carbonated mineral springs.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Selterser

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛltsɚ/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

seltzers (plural)

Derived Forms

seltzerita seltzertini seltzogene

Phrases

bromo-seltzer hard seltzer seltzer bottle

Synonyms

soda water carbonated water club soda sparkling water

Rhymes With

meltzer

Questions

How do you pronounce seltzer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛltsɚ/.
What does seltzer mean?: Ellipsis of seltzer water.
Where does seltzer come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce seltzer

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