Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spalt

/spɔːlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spalt
IPA: /spɔːlt/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

adj

adj

heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.

verb

To break off pieces, or have them broken off, especially with an axe etc; to splinter.

Example Sentences

"Note: (US) Spalted wood is that which has been cut from a naturally cured, dead, or dying hardwood tree whose wood is normally light in color (such as pecan), and which exhibits patterns of dark stain (crazed) lines and splotches caused by microorganisms and/or fungus. Although slightly more brittle and porous than normal wood from the same species of tree, spalted wood nevertheless can be used to make decorative items and small pieces of furniture."
"a brittle, spalt wood"

Etymology

Compare German Spalt (“stein”), from spalten (“to split”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more spalt (comparative) most spalt (superlative) spalts (present, singular) spalting (participle, present) spalted (participle, past) spalted (past)

Synonyms

spall

Rhymes With

fault salt assault default walt vault alt malt exalt balt

Questions

How do you pronounce spalt?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɔːlt/.
What does spalt mean?: spelter.
Where does spalt come from?: Compare German Spalt (“stein”), from spalten (“to split”).

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