seltzer

Other forms of seltzer

plural

seltzers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about seltzer

What does seltzer mean?

seltzer means "naturally effervescent mineral water". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in seltzer?

seltzer has 2 syllables: selt-zer. The stress falls on "selt". In IPA it is /ˈsɛltsɚ/.

What is another word for seltzer?

Close synonyms include soda water, carbonated water, club soda, sparkling water. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is seltzer a common word?

seltzer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.