bainite
noun
bainite is spelled B-A-I-N-I-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bainite means “A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bainite is bainites.
How many letters and syllables are in bainite?
| Letters | 7: B-A-I-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 bainite?
Bainite appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 bainite
- bainites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bainite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bainite come from?
From Bain + -ite, after metallurgist Edgar Bain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).