andalusite
noun
andalusite is spelled A-N-D-A-L-U-S-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, andalusite means “An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of andalusite is andalusites.
How many letters and syllables are in andalusite?
| Letters | 10: A-N-D-A-L-U-S-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is andalusite?
Andalusite appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of andalusite
- andalusites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does andalusite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Andalusite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mineral:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | andalousite |
| German | Andalusit |
| Portuguese | andaluzita, andalusita |
| Spanish | andalucita |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does andalusite come from?
From Andalusia + -ite, after the erroneous belief that it was from Andalusia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).