Calcit

[kalˈt͡siːt]

/[kalˈt͡siːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Calcit” is uncommon German (frequency #81,381 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,381
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weitverbreitetes farbloses bis gelbes Mineral

Key facts for Calcit
PropertyValue
HeadwordCalcit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kalˈt͡siːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Calcit” sits in German 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). Calcit lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Calcit is uncommon German at frequency #81,381 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kalˈt͡siːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weitverbreitetes farbloses bis gelbes Mineral".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Calcit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Calcit, spelled C-A-L-C-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    weitverbreitetes farbloses bis gelbes Mineral

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Calcit"?
"Calcit" is spelled C-A-L-C-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kalˈt͡siːt].
What does "Calcit" mean?
As a noun, "Calcit" means: weitverbreitetes farbloses bis gelbes Mineral
How do you pronounce "Calcit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Calcit" is [kalˈt͡siːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Calcit" come from?
"Calcit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Calcit”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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